Barack Obama: “freedom of religion is central to the ability of peoples to live together.”

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

That was fantastic. I was a little tall for it.

never talks that way when they are in the same room.

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.