I think one of the tragedies of the civil rights movement was because the civil rights movement became so court-focused, I think that there was a tendency to lose track of the political and community organizing, and activities on the ground, that are able to put together the actual coalitions of power throughout which you bring about redistributive change. And in some ways, we still suffer from that.

The market alone can't solve our health-care woes.

I will stand with Israel if they are attacked.

We can't just drill our way out of the energy and climate challenge that we face.

Let us each of us now embrace with solemn duty, and awesome joy, what is our lasting birthright. With common effort and common purpose, with passion and dedication, let us answer the call of history and carry into an uncertain future that precious light of freedom.

What we can be scientifically certain of is that our continued use of fossil fuels is pushing us to a point of no return

Progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time, but it does require us to act in our time.