Barack Obama: “Farmers and ranchers make tremendous contributions to the way of life our ancestors fought to establish.”

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

I am very happy to see a ceasefire. And I’m hopeful that it holds.

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.