Barack Obama: “I think that's what the President wants to do today, is discuss those particulars with the American people.”

the American people want to find a way to turn towards each other again, not further away

There’s no doubt that we are going through a period right now of disruption, polarization.

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.

We designed the center not to be some lifeless mausoleum.