Barack Obama: “The choice is--for Sudanese leaders is whether they will have the courage to walk the path.”

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

the American people want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away

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.

It fortifies you to say that, yes, this has been part of the journey that we’re on.