We know the battle ahead will be long. But always remember that, no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.

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

Iraq will require US occupation of undetermined length.

Reversing structural problems in our economy that have been building up for two decades, that was gonna take time. It was gonna take more than a year. It was gonna take more than two years. It was gonna take more than one term. Probably takes more than one president.

It could be another election where the alignments between Republicans and Democrats are different than they were this time and who a foreign country prefers.

You have to be involved in terms of what's happening in your local neighborhood and what issues are there.

We have a historic opportunity to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons in Iran, and to do so peacefully, with the international community firmly behind us. We should seize that chance.