Barack Obama: “Thousands of Americans who are blind have embraced the entrepreneurial spirit that helps define our Nation as a land of…”

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.

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

The success of this experiment was never a given.

I am very happy to see a ceasefire. And I’m hopeful that it holds.