As Americans, we can take enormous pride in the fact that courage has been inspired by our own struggle for freedom, by the tradition of democratic law secured by our forefathers and enshrined in our Constitution. It is a tradition that says all men are created equal under the law and that no one is above it.

There are few things in life that are harder to find and more important to keep than love. Well, love and a birth certificate.

They will tell you that the Americans who sleep in the streets and beg for food got there because they’re all lazy or weak of spirit. That the inner-city children who are trapped in dilapidated schools can’t learn and won’t learn and so we should just give up on them entirely. That the innocent people being slaughtered and expelled from their homes half a world away are somebody else’s problem to take care of.

Nature is actually resilient, if we take care to just stop actively destroying it.

I do think that you're starting to see young people pay attention to some longterm issues that they feel Washington has neglected.

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

On every front there are clear answers out there that can make this country stronger, but we're going to break through the fear and the frustration people are feeling. Our job is to make sure that even as we make progress, that we are also giving people a sense of hope and vision for the future.