Barack Obama: “When cynics told us we couldn't change this country, they were wrong.”

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.

I hope this center will serve as an affirmation of just how special, how precious our democracy truly is.

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.

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