"They've Now Passed It onto Us"

"That—that history can't be a sword to justify injustice or a shield against progress. It must be a manual for how to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, how to break the cycle, a roadway toward a better world. He knew that the path of grace involves an open mind. But more importantly, an open heart."That's what I felt this week—an open heart. That more than any particular policy or analysis is what's called upon right now, I think. It's what a friend of mine, the writer Marilyn Robinson, calls 'that reservoir of goodness beyond and of another kind, that we are able to do each other in the ordinary cause of things.'
"That reservoir of goodness. If we can find that grace, anything is possible."


The Washington Post provides a transcript of President Obama's eulogy for the Rev. Clementa Pinckney.


James Fallows at The Atlantic reacts to the speech.


And David Remnick at The New Yorker discusses Obama's previous ten days.