Barack Obama: “We are going to have to make sure that we are investing in roads, bridges, other infrastructure investments that lay the…”

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

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.

Listen, hypocrisy is progress.