People call me a socialist sometimes. But, no, you gotta meet real socialists. You'll have a sense of what a socialist is.

If you ask the average person they'd tell ya, "Naw, it's much more dangerous," despite the fact that violent crime has dropped precipitously.

With the changing economy, no one has lifetime employment. But community colleges provide lifetime employability.

Our destiny is not written for us, but by us.

I will listen to you, especially when we disagree.

I think when you're governing, it will become increasingly apparent that if you were to just eliminate trade deals with Mexico, for example, well, you've got a global supply chain. The parts that are allowing auto plants that were about to shut down to now employ double shifts is because they're bringing in some of those parts to assemble out of Mexico. And so it's not as simple as it might have seemed.

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our Democracy; Tonight is your answer.