Barack Obama: “It's also a time to ponder the common values that unite us: to have compassion for all and to treat others as we wish to…”

We don’t have any folks who grill here?

Listen, hypocrisy is progress.

I hope this center will serve as an affirmation of just how special, how precious our democracy truly is.

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.