President Barack Obama offered remarks about the alliance between France of the United States in Cannes, France on Friday. 

Here’s some of what Obama had to say, according to a transcript: 

“It was the ideas of the Enlightenment, centered here in France, that helped inspire a band of Colonists across the ocean to seek our freedom. It was the success of our Revolution that helped inspire your own.

“In our founding documents, we pledge ourselves to the same inalienable rights, and to the truth that all men and women are created equal. We are societies where our diversity is considered a strength; where you can become President even if your name is Obama or Sarkozy.

“We live by a common creed: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness — liberté, égalité, fraternité.”