Barack Obama: “The most fundamental function of all governments is to ensure the safety of their citizens and maintain law and order.”

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.

the American people want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away

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.

It fortifies you to say that, yes, this has been part of the journey that we’re on.