Barack Obama: “I will let no one question my love of this country.”

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.

We designed the center not to be some lifeless mausoleum.

I am very happy to see a ceasefire. And I’m hopeful that it holds.