Barack Obama: “Send me a bill that bans insider trading by members of Congress. I will sign it tomorrow.”

No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed.

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.

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