Barack Obama: “We expect the Ukrainian government to show restraint, to not resort to violence in dealing with peaceful protesters.”

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.

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

And there’s no reason to suggest that we can’t get through this one either.