President Obama gave what will surely be one of his most enduring speeches today at the Dallas Memorial Service for the five slain police officers.

You can read the entire transcript of his speech here.

Here are two excerpts that especially struck me:

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I hope that second one is remembered by those proponents of a misguided perception of grit that says it means just to work harder.

Here’s the video of his address: