Barack Obama: “We recommit ourselves to following His example here on Earth: to loving our Lord and Savior, to loving our neighbors…”

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.

I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.

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

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