When we got organized as a country, [and] wrote a fairly radical Constitution, with a radical Bill of Rights, giving radical amounts of freedom to Americans, it was assumed that Americans who had that freedom would use it responsibly...When personal freedom is being abused, you have to move to limit it.

We all have to learn to live together.

I have said many times-if I hadn't been exposed to music as a child I don't think I would have been president.

As we have throughout this century, we will lead with the power of our example, but be prepared, when necessary, to make an example of our power.

When you strip away all the little things that divide us, it's important to remember how tied we are

We all do better when we work together.

If we want to invest in the prosperity of our nation, we must invest in the education of our children so that their talents may be fully employed.