We have to uphold a free press and freedom of speech - because, in the end, lies and misinformation are no match for the truth.

We can’t afford to be so worried about losing the next election that we lose the battles we owe to the next generation. The real gamble in this election is playing the same Washington game with the same Washington players and expecting a different result. And that’s a risk we can’t take.

We've got to make sure that our economy is strong at home so that we can project military power overseas.

We're going to achieve our goal. We are going to degrade and ultimately defeat ISIL.

I'm going to insist on making sure that we've got decent funding, that we've got enough teachers, that we've got computers in the classroom, but unless you turn off the television set and get over a certain anti-intellectualism that I think pervades some low-income communities, our children are not going to achieve.

Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny ... and everything in between. But he was one of a kind.

To all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.