Barack Obama: “I think that this legislation that we are seeking to pass indicates enormous progress from where we have been.”

It shows me somebody who’s not focused on the American people and the job they’re supposed to do.

We designed the center not to be some lifeless mausoleum.

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

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.