Barack Obama: “America's small businesses are the backbone of our economy and the cornerstones of our communities.”

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.

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.

That was fantastic. I was a little tall for it.