Barack Obama: “This will bring down costs for transporting goods, serving businesses and consumers alike.”

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

That's what I hope every visitor to this center takes away from their experience.

Your task is not to impose litmus tests.

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.