Barack Obama: “Don't let folks tell you that change isn't possible.”

There’s no doubt that we are going through a period right now of disruption, polarization.

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

We designed the center not to be some lifeless mausoleum.

I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.