Barack Obama: “I believe that we can steer ourselves out of this crisis because I believe in this country.”

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.

At least one of our major parties has been captured by politics that is not that subtle about suggesting that ‘We the people’ means a certain kind of people.

For almost four decades, Nancy Pelosi served the American people and worked to make our country better.

No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed.