Barack Obama: “I am hopeful that both the Israelis and Palestinians will approach these talks in good faith and with sustained focus…”

There’s no doubt that we are going through a period right now of disruption, polarization.

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.

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.