Barack Obama: “Our nation has faced difficult times before.”

At least one of our major parties has been captured by politics that is not that subtle about suggesting that ‘We the people’ means a certain kind of people.

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.

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

I hope this center will serve as an affirmation of just how special, how precious our democracy truly is.