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And there’s no reason to suggest that we can’t get through this one either.

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

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.

This idea that any suggestion or criticism that America was anything other than perfect is unpatriotic... is a suggestion that you hate your country.

If it works out, I’m going to take the credit. If it doesn’t work out, I’m blaming JD.

But I was informed I couldn’t do it. And I couldn’t find anything where I was actually worthy. So here we are.

But only a few have received our highest military distinction, the Congressional Medal of Honor. I wanted to give it to myself.

Well, but really, probably is unconditional surrender.

No, none, I haven’t learned that lesson yet. I know there are, but you know. There are no limits. We defeated them, totally, militarily.

There are no limits.

Kevin is fantastic, and I want him to do whatever he wants.

Real toxic leadership is endangering subordinates with low standards. Real toxic leadership is promoting people based on immutable characteristics or quotas instead of based on merit.

I did not want to see economic catastrophe.

If we didn't do this deal, we could have dropped more bombs for another three weeks, two weeks, four weeks, two years.

That's what I hope every visitor to this center takes away from their experience.

Every president here today, as different as we are, has tried our best to uphold the values that John McCain and Mitt Romney believed in no less than I did.

In forming our union, the founders fell terribly short of the Declaration's promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict the franchise to white men who owned property.

The success of this experiment was never a given.

I didn't want to see economic catastrophe. If you kept this going, that could have happened.

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

There will be no kings

America is currently experiencing anger and vision but we are looking for fairness and common sense and mutual respect.

She knew she was going to mess me up, and she did it anyway.

You guys were after me. I was the hunted. And now I’m the hunter.