Culture, what you believe, what you value, how you live matters. Now, as fundamental as these principles are, they may become topics of democratic debates from time to time, so it is today with the enduring institution of marriage. Marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman.
My father and I marched with Martin Luther King Jr. through the streets of Detroit.
America has not dictated to other nations. We have freed other nations from dictators.
It kills me not to be there, not to be in the White House doing what needs to be done.
I'm a son of Detroit. I was born in Detroit.
And that's how it is in America. We look to our communities, our faiths, our families for our joy, our support, in good times and bad. It is both how we live our lives and why we live our lives.