Barack Obama: “On Memorial Day, we come together as Americans to let these families and veterans know they are not alone.”

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.

helped lead some of the most significant movements for change in human history

The success of this experiment was never a given.

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.