You and I, as citizens, have the obligation to shape the debates of our time, not only with the votes we cast, but the voices we lift in defense of our most ancient values and enduring ideas.

We've seen those results in generations of Muslim immigrants - farmers and factory workers, helping to lay the railroads and build our cities, the Muslim innovators who helped build some of our highest skyscrapers and who helped unlock the secrets of our universe.

If we aren't willing to pay a price for our values, then we should ask ourselves whether we truly believe in them at all.

As president, I decided that a strong, confident America could advance our national security by engaging directly with the Iranian government. We've seen the results.

The young are going to be the messengers of this continued strengthening of the diversity in America.

America's strong bonds with Israel are well known - this bond is unbreakable.

I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage.