Barack Obama: “Governments that respect the rights of their citizens and abide by the rule of law do better, grow faster, draw more…”

This idea that any suggestion or criticism that America was anything other than perfect is unpatriotic... is a suggestion that you hate your country.

America is currently experiencing anger and vision but we are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect.

the American people 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.