The not-quite State of the Union

Assorted graphs I'll remember:

In the midst of civil war, we laid railroad tracks from one coast to another that spurred commerce and industry. From the turmoil of the Industrial Revolution came a system of public high schools that prepared our citizens for a new age. In the wake of war and depression, the GI Bill sent a generation to college and created the largest middle-class in history.

For seven years we've been a nation at war; no longer will we hide its price.

Living our values doesn’t make us weaker, it makes us safer and it makes us stronger. And that is why I can stand here tonight and say without exception or equivocation that the United States of America does not torture.

Dropping out of high school is no longer an option. It’s not just quitting on yourself, it’s quitting on your country.

We are not quitters.

LAT has the full text, AP factchecks

I recommend Politico's translation and Halperin's 15 things (re)learned.

For more diversion, read it in Spanish.