Barack Obama: “Those brave marchers knew the danger that awaited them on the other side of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, but they pressed…”

I thought this was the South Side of Chicago.

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

It fortifies you to say that, yes, this has been part of the journey that we’re on.

I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.