Barack Obama: “I think there are going to be some ups and downs along the way.”

That's what I hope every visitor to this center takes away from their experience.

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.

We don’t have any folks who grill here?

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