Barack Obama: “This is not a domestic spying program; this is a program that allows information about telephone calls to be collected.”

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

We don’t have any folks who grill here?

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.

a belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power