Barack Obama: “And that is what our generation of Americans is called to do right now.”

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.

There’s no doubt that we are going through a period right now of disruption, polarization.

That's what I hope every visitor to this center takes away from their experience.

We’ve now fought a war, spent billions and billions of dollars, you know, put enormous strain on our military. A lot of people have died. And it feels like we’re back where we were before we started the war, except maybe a little bit worse…