It is our generation's task, then, to reignite the true engine of America's economic growth - a rising, thriving middle class.

The shadow of crisis has passed, and the State of the Union is strong.

If, in [Federal Housing Administration] application, black folks were excluded from it, then you have to override that by going after those discriminatory practices.

The biggest challenge, I think, is always maintaining your moral compass.

We are not going to be able to rebuild Afghanistan into a Jeffersonian democracy.

[We should beware] that our democracy stays healthy. And making sure that we maintain that sense of solidarity.

I am sorry that they are finding themselves in this situation based on assurances they got from me.