Barack Obama: “I'm confident that at a critical time in our history, this White House will restore openness and accountability to our…”

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

The success of this experiment was never a given.

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 obviously have a room in his head.