President Obama’s Farewell Address

“Race remains a potent and often divisive force in our society. Now, I've lived long enough to know that race relations are better than they were ten, twenty, thirty years ago — no matter what some will say [...] but we are still not where we need to be.”

— Barack Obama, youtube.com

“Stark inequality is corrosive to our democracy.”

— Barack Obama, youtube.com

“Our democracy will not work without the sense that everyone has an economic opportunity.”

— Barack Obama, youtube.com

“Democracy does not require uniformity. Our founders argued, quarreled, eventually they compromised. And they expected us to do the same. But they knew that democracy does require a basic sense of solidarity. The idea that for all our outward differences, we are all in this together. We all rise and…”

— Barack Obama, youtube.com

“By almost every measure, America is a better, stronger place than when we started.”

— Barack Obama, youtube.com

“The long sweep of America has been defined by forward motion.”

— Barack Obama, youtube.com

“That's what we mean when we say our nation has been exceptional. Not that we've been flawless from the start, but that we've been able to change.”

— Barack Obama, youtube.com

“These rights, while self-evident, have never been self-executed.”

— Barack Obama, youtube.com

“[crowd chants]: 'Four More Years!' Obama: 'Hey, I can't do that.'”

— Barack Obama, youtube.com

“Tonight it is my turn to say thanks. Whether we have seen eye-to-eye, or rarely agreed at all, the conversations I have had with you [...] have kept me honest, kept me inspired, and kept me going. And every day I have learned from you”

— Barack Obama, youtube.com

“You can tell that I'm a lame duck, because nobody is following instructions! Everyone have a seat.”

— Barack Obama, youtube.com