We can't go to people who have lost their job at GM and say, 'Oh, by the way, we are going to pay money to build a road here or inoculate children there,' unless we can demonstrate that it is in America's interest. I happen to think it is.

We also have to recognize, in addition to the challenges that we face with policing, there are so many good, brave police officers who equally want reform.

Some people think elections are a game: who's up or who's down. It's about our country. It's about our kids' future. It's about all of us together. Some of us put ourselves out there and do this against some difficult odds. We do it, each one of us, against difficult odds. We do it because we care about our country. Some of us are right, and some of us are not. Some of us are ready, and some of us are not. Some of us know what we will do on day one, and some of us haven't thought that through.

We've got to address the systemic racism in our criminal justice system.

Investing in women is not only the right thing to do, but also the smart thing to do.

We'll get things done together. Democrats, Republicans, independents, we're going to make progress together when I'm president.

We need to be as well prepared to defend ourselves against public health dangers as we should be to defend ourselves against any foreign danger.