Barack Obama: “Those ladders were being taken away from too many people.”

They're meant to remind us of who we can be, to remind us of what's possible, so we can forge ahead.

This idea that any suggestion or criticism that America was anything other than perfect is unpatriotic... is a suggestion that you hate your country.

The essence of Prop. 50 is to say that if you are going to play that game, then we are going to try to counteract that abuse of the system.

It's a way to honor her trailblazing leadership, and inspire visitors to follow in her footsteps.