Barack Obama: “Innocent civilians in Gaza caught in the crossfire have to weigh on our conscience.”

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

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.

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.