Barack Obama: “We have let our grades slip, our schools crumble, our teacher quality fall short, and other nations outpace us.”

it was nevertheless important that we all play a part in assuring that our elected officials are accountable.

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.

Listen, hypocrisy is progress.

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