Keeping our military strong means keepin' our families strong.

What I could not support was a dumb war, a rash war, a war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics.

We have to recognize we've got some big problems on race, just like we got still big problems on crime, just like we got big problems on just about everything. But we also have to make sure that we've - draw confidence from the progress that we have made, 'cause otherwise, you get into this cycle of cynicism.

I'm about to embark on what may be as important as an initiative as anything I do as President, trying to nudge the world in the direction of doing something serious about climate change.

One of the proudest things of my three years in office is helping to restore a sense of respect for America around the world.

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.

We live in a complex world and at a challenging time.