This is a core principle of my presidency - if you threaten America, you will find no safe haven.

This is why the anti-discrimination principle being enforced is important. Because it won't stop if some of the underlying biases aren't challenged and surfaced. And that in and of itself creates backlash and denial. This is what I mean when I say better is hard.

If everything seems to be the same and no distinctions are made, then we won't know what to protect. We won't know what to fight for.

The United States was the first country to recognize Israel in 1948, minutes after its declaration of independence, and the deep bonds of friendship between the U.S. and Israel remain as strong and unshakeable as ever.

No country should deny people their rights because of who they love, which is why we must stand up for the rights of gays and lesbians everywhere.

After a century of striving, after a year of debate, after a historic vote, health care reform is no longer an unmet promise. It is the law of the land.

For decades, we've been told that it doesn't make economic sense to switch to renewable energy. Today, that's no longer true.