Everyone should have the right to join a strong union that will always have your back.

I have a lot of friends in South Carolina.

There cannot be true democracy unless all citizens are able to participate fully in the lives of their country.

It is often when night looks darkest, it is often before the fever breaks that one senses the gathering momentum for change; when one feels that resurrection of hope in the midst of despair and apathy.

I'm still amazed at how my mother emerged from her lonely early life as such an affectionate and levelheaded woman.

At a time of change and challenge at home and abroad, these investments will enhance the security of Americans, assure the future American leadership, and help build the foundations of peace, stability, and prosperity in the years ahead.

I have won elections and I have lost elections.