But, for all the real progress that we've made, we know it's not enough.

It's the conviction that we are all created equal, endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

America is a better, stronger place than it was when we started.

I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change, but in yours.

It's up to all of us to make sure our government can help us meet the many challenges we still face.

I think that was, you know, laced throughout his entire speech which is what you can do going forward and how we cannot be governed by fear.

If you're tired of arguing with strangers on the Internet, try talking with one of them in real life.

Let me tell you, this generation coming up, unselfish, altruistic, creative, patriotic, I've seen you in every corner of the country.

Only if our politics better reflects the decency of our people.

This is a president who's very emotional about leaving office and a little bit worried about what's going to come next.

It falls to each of us to be those anxious, jealous guardians of our democracy.

That's why I reject discrimination against Muslim Americans who are just as patriotic as we are.

It's been heartbreaking. You see what happens in Chicago, and these are communities I know and love. And there are so many good people there, and there are people who I know have been personally affected by levels of violence. What I've…

Take the challenge of climate change. In just eight years we've halved our dependence on foreign oil.

Democracy can buckle when it gives into fear.

You made me a better President, and you made me a better man.

Our democracy won't work without a sense that everyone has economic opportunity.

But laws alone won't be enough. Hearts must change.

I am asking you to hold fast to that faith written into our founding documents.

When voting rates in America are some of the lowest among advanced democracies, we should be making it easier, not harder, to vote.

Politics is a battle of ideas. That's how our democracy was designed.

The United States strongly condemns today's terrorist attack on checkpoints in Egypt's North Sinai Governorate.

The truth of the matter is that-- that the problem of police shootings and reactions in the community--

You know, I think there are a lot of factors going into an election.

The pain, the grief, the shock that they must be going through is enormous.