We seem to have trouble with [critical thinking]. And our political system doesn't help.

The flame of the diya, or lamp, reminds us that light will ultimately triumph over darkness.

Part of the power of the Internet is that information flows out there and it's generally not censored and it's generally not controlled by any single authority.

The dollar is the reserve currency of the world.

On my recent trip to Israel, I had the opportunity to visit Yad Vashem, Israel's national Holocaust memorial, and reaffirm our collective responsibility to confront anti-Semitism, prejudice, and intolerance across the world. On this Yom Hashoah, we must accept the full responsibility of remembrance, as nations and as individuals-not simply to pledge "never again," but to commit ourselves to the understanding, empathy and compassion that is the foundation of peace and human dignity.

The challenge there is that ISIL doesn't have an air force, so the damage done there is not against ISIL, it's against the Syrian regime.

The United States believes that every nation should respect international law, including in the South China Sea.