We have come from a time of the large-scale, planned, Al Qaeda-style attacks, to the encouragement of lone wolves: Fort Hood, Chattanooga. To the encouragement of people to act on their own.

I think one of the tragedies of the civil rights movement was because the civil rights movement became so court-focused, I think that there was a tendency to lose track of the political and community organizing, and activities on the ground, that are able to put together the actual coalitions of power throughout which you bring about redistributive change. And in some ways, we still suffer from that.

There aren't a lot of situations where I look back and I say, The decision I actually made or the course we actually pursued was the wrong course.

I'm going to tell the American people what I believe will make this country great.

I think we would have made a lot more mistakes and would have accomplished a lot less had we not been grounded in some basic truths.

Internationally, I have obviously been deeply concerned about how we fight the terrorist threat.

The United Kingdom and the European Union will remain indispensable partners of the United States even as they begin negotiating their ongoing relationship to ensure continued stability, security and prosperity for Europe, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the world.