America is not - and never will be - at war with Islam. We will, however, relentlessly confront violent extremists.

I'm kind of a night owl.

On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

We know that education is everything to our children's future. We know that they will no longer just compete for good jobs with children from Indiana, but children from India and China and all over the world.

I refuse to leave our children with a debt that they cannot repay.

I don't regret the excitement, because I do think that it helped us accomplish as much as we did.

We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year