You might be locked in a world not of your own making, her eyes said, but you still have a claim on how it is shaped. You still have responsibilities.

Guaranteed, full stop, nobody gets treated differently when it comes to the Justice Department, because nobody is above the law.

Progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time, but it does require us to act in our time.

What we can do is to shape how that process of global integration proceeds, so that it's increasing opportunity for ordinary people, so that it's creating better jobs, so that we are strengthening protections for workers, so that we are addressing some of the environmental challenges that come with rapid growth.

We can't just drill our way out of the energy and climate challenge that we face.

I think my most important advice is to understand what are the foundations of a healthy democracy and how we have to engage in citizenship continuously, not just when something upsets us; not just when there's an election or when an issue pops up for a few weeks. It's hard work.

I'm kind of a night owl.