Barack Obama: “Our Nation's commitment to our veterans and their families--to patriots like Ted and Sarah--is a sacred trust.”

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.

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.

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

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