And while we have made tremendous progress, clearly there is still more work to do to heal the scars of the past.

We can't just tell people what they want to hear.

As a nation, we have an obligation to act swiftly to address any form of racial injustice.

This incident, along with the case in Jena, Louisiana, is a grave reminder that the signs and symbols of Jim Crow racism continue to burden America.

I am proud of the policy work we have done on this campaign and through Mark's leadership we have built a team of key advisors from the ground up that will continue to offer new and innovative approaches to the challenges this country…

I will close tax loopholes for big corporations, provide 90% of working Americans with a tax cut, and pass the strongest lobbying reform in history.

If there was ever a doubt that Washington lobbyists don't actually represent real Americans, it's the fact that they stopped leaders of both parties from requiring elite investment firms to pay their fair share of taxes.

When I'm President, the American people won't have to spend record amounts on lobbying to get their voice heard in Washington.

Global warming is not a someday problem, it is now.

It’s time to make the cleaner way of doing business the more profitable way of doing business.

I want the leaders of Europe and Asia; of Africa and South America to point to our diplomacy and our engagement and our ingenuity as the light that led us toward a new energy future in our time.

It will not be easy. It will not come without cost or without sacrifice.