Barack Obama: “Their sacrifice motivates me, to be the best I can be.”

it was nevertheless important that we all play a part in assuring that our elected officials are accountable.

It shows me somebody who’s not focused on the American people and the job they’re supposed to do.

And there’s no reason to suggest that we can’t get through this one either.

In forming our union, the founders fell terribly short of the Declaration's promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict the franchise to white men who owned property.