Barack Obama: “A majority of the Senate agrees that Ms. Halligan is exactly the kind of person who should serve on this court.”

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.

That's what I hope every visitor to this center takes away from their experience.

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.

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.