Barack Obama: “the armed conflict that began against al-Qaeda and its co-belligerents nearly 13 years ago, 'like all wars, must end'”

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.

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

never talks that way when they are in the same room.

a belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power