Constitution is a living document; no strict constructionism.

Michelle and I don't want anyone telling us who our family's doctor should be - and no one should decide that for you either. Under our proposals, if you like your doctor, you keep your doctor. If you like your current insurance, you keep that insurance. Period, end of story.

I believe that if we stop talking at one another and start talking with one another, we can get a lot done.

The notion that we can control the flow of information is obsolete.

This is not some distant problem of the future. This is a problem that is affecting Americans right now. Whether it means increased flooding, greater vulnerability to drought, more severe wildfires - all these things are having an impact on Americans as we speak.

To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.

The United States was proud to stand with the people of Germany as this nation and this continent reunited and rebuilt and reached for a better future.