Barack Obama

The United States seeks a new beginning with Cuba.

The declaration is something that has been put together by representatives of the heads of state.

The Democrats, Congress, they don't have an appetite for this.

Calderon says: We need this to happen. We have seen weapons increase, we have seen violence increase since this thing expired.

The -- a demand for these drugs in the United States is what is helping to keep these cartels in business.

Are we going to eliminate all drug flows? Are we going to eliminate all guns coming over the border? That's not a realistic objective. What is a realistic objective is to reduce it so significantly, so drastically, that it becomes, once…

This is a time for reflection, not retribution. Nothing will be gained by spending our time and energy laying blame for the past.

We have responsibilities as well. We have to do our part.

This war is being waged with guns purchased not here, but in the United States.

I have the greatest admiration and courage for President Calderon and his entire cabinet, his rank-and-file police officers and soldiers as they take on these cartels.

Each of our nations was formed out of this sense that a state has no greater responsibility than to uphold the essential dignity of its citizens.

We have to do our part.

I can't imagine a more magnificent evening.

Building a new system of high-speed rail in America will be faster, cheaper, and easier than building more freeways.

Our relationship is not simply defined by these problems; it's also defined by opportunities.

My country has been greatly enriched by migration from Mexico.

We can create greater opportunities for trade and strengthen our commercial relationships between our two countries.

I see this visit as an opportunity to launch a new era of cooperation and partnership between our two countries.

A democracy as resilient as ours must reject the false choice between our security and our ideals.

We are reminded that, ultimately, the reason that we serve in government, ultimately, the reason that bilateral relationships like this are so important, is because it allows us to promote a better future for our children.

Too often, the United States has not pursued and sustained engagement with our neighbors.

Make no little plans--that's what Daniel Burnham said in Chicago.

We also share values and ideals.

Both our efforts have to be coordinated; both of our efforts have to be strengthened.

The bonds between our two countries cannot be broken.