Barack Obama: “The Helsinki Final Act inspires our vision for democracy, human rights, and human dignity.”

No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed.

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.

helped lead some of the most significant movements for change in human history

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.