Barack Obama: “I'm running for President because I believe this election is all about the issues.”

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.

Helped lead some of the most significant movements for change in human history

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

The American people want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away