Barack Obama: “But I want you to think about Ms. Dorothy Height, a Black woman in 1929 refusing to be denied her dream of a college…”

I hope this center will serve as an affirmation of just how special, how precious our democracy truly is.

I think when you understand the complexities of America and the contradictions of America, I don’t think it makes you love it less. I think it makes you love it more.

a belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution … a belief in the peaceful transfer of power

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.