America's never been about what can be done for us. It's about what can be done by us together through the hard and frustrating, but necessary work of self-government. (Barack Obama)

America's never been about what can be done for us. It's about what can be done by us together through the hard and frustrating, but necessary work of self-government.

Barack Obama

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