Barack Obama: “We cannot continue to operate using the same rules that got us into this mess.”

People aren't looking for perpetual anger and division. They are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect, that deep in our gut, we want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away.

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.

That was fantastic. I was a little tall for it.

a belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power