Barack Obama: “Together, you are helping to secure the prosperity and peace of both our nations.”

And there’s no reason to suggest that we can’t get through this one either.

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

I thought this was the South Side of Chicago.

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.