Barack Obama: “We upheld the principle of equal pay for equal work.”

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.

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.

While we are non-partisan, we are not value-neutral. We have a point of view.

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