The problem with marriage is that it ends every night after making love, and it must be rebuilt every morning before breakfast.

We also can’t try to take over and rebuild every country that falls into crisis. That’s not leadership; that’s a recipe for quagmire, spilling American blood and treasure that ultimately weakens us. It’s the lesson of Vietnam, of Iraq – and we should have learned it by now.

As president, I’m committed to making Washington work better and rebuilding the trust of the people who sent us here.