Africa doesn't need strongmen, it needs strong institutions.

There's a utility in the democracy refreshing itself on an ongoing basis.

I could say, as a member of Congress, we usually get an alert if something is going to happen at the Capitol.

Hope is the bedrock of this nation. The belief that our destiny will not be written for us, but by us, by all those men and women who are not content to settle for the world as it is, who have the courage to remake the world as it should be.

If Mr. [Donald] Trump is up 10 or 15 points on Election Day and ends up losing, then, you know, maybe he can raise some questions. That doesn't seem to be the case at that moment.

In Missouri, it's a 50/50 state, so I'm kind of used to half the state being mad at me.

That is the American story. People, just like you, following their passions, determined to meet the times on their own terms. They weren't doing it for the money. Their titles weren't fancy. But they changed the course of history and so can you.