Barack Obama actually said...

"What a profound sorrow must have been felt as people were hauled off into the great unknown."

"You look at the extraordinary gap in per capita income that exists now, what that tells me is that there were a lot of opportunities lost, and we can't afford another 40 or 50 years in which Africa lo..."

"You know, when I think about these development issues, they're not abstractions to me. I can put a face and a name to what people are going through."

"I think it's a major problem. If you look at the history of the last several decades, I think what's fair to say is that Africa has not made as much progress because ruling elites have not thought abo..."