I think perhaps education doesn’t do us much good unless it is mixed with sweat.

The terror attacks have reshaped the campaign and may have given another boost to Donald Trump.

One of the things that I am concerned about is the degree to which we've seen a lot of commentary lately where there were, there are Republicans or pundits or cable commentators who seemed to have more confidence in Vladimir Putin than fellow Americans because those fellow Americans were Democrats. That cannot be.

As we look forward to the New Year, let's resolve to recommit ourselves to the values we share.

The United States is committed to a regional order rooted in international rules and norms, including freedom of navigation, and the peaceful resolution of disputes. That's the only way to ensure our common security.

There are places and moments in America where this nation’s destiny has been decided...Selma is such a place.

I actually believe that some residue of discrimination would lessen, because it's my view that there is a certain percentage of the white population that stereotypes and makes assumptions about African Americans because they don't inject the history of slavery and Jim Crow into current incarceration rates, or crime rates, or poverty rates, or what have you.