Barack Obama: “Our entire task as a government, regardless of party, should be to focus on, how do we restore for the American people…”

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 shows me somebody who’s not focused on the American people and the job they’re supposed to do.

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

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