Barack Obama: “But lately, the response from Washington has been partisanship and gridlock that's only undermined public confidence and…”

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.

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The success of this experiment was never a given.

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