Barack Obama: “I also stand before you as the son of a man from Africa.”

there will be no kings

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 think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.

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