Barack Obama: “If you find yourself isolated because the process breaks down or if you're only hearing from people who agree with you…”

I am very happy to see a ceasefire. And I’m hopeful that it holds.

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.

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

I was a little tall for it.