Barack Obama: “But we can do that without sacrificing our future.”

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

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

For almost four decades, Nancy Pelosi served the American people and worked to make our country better.

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.