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I will end this war in Iraq responsibly, and finish the fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan. What the nay-sayers don't understand is that this election has never been about me. All of us share this world for but a brief moment in time.
More work to do for the workers I met in Galesburg, Ill., who are losing their union jobs at the Maytag plant that's moving to Mexico, and now are having to compete with their own children for jobs that pay seven bucks an hour. I suppose the politically safe thing would be to move on from this episode and just hope that it fades into the woodwork. And as so many generations have come to realize over the course of the two-hundred and twenty one years since a band of patriots signed that document in Philadelphia, that is where the perfection begins. Tonight, I say to the American people, to Democrats and Republicans and Independents across this great land - enough! This moment - this election - is our chance to keep, in the 21st century, the American promise alive. Not with an economy to fix and cities to rebuild and farms to save. For human history has often been a record of nations and tribes subjugating one another to serve their own interests.
The questions I had didn't magically disappear. In my first book, Dreams From My Father, I described the experience of my first service at Trinity: I'll invest in early childhood education. The Holy Bible tells us, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God."
My mother, whose parents were non-practicing Baptists and Methodists, was one of the most spiritual souls I ever knew. Despite the temptation to view my candidacy through a purely racial lens, we won commanding victories in states with some of the whitest populations in the country. It requires all Americans to realize that your dreams do not have to come at the expense of my dreams; that investing in the health, welfare, and education of black and brown and white children will ultimately help all of America prosper. For over two decades, he's subscribed to that old, discredited Republican philosophy - give more and more to those with the most and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else. But I stand before you tonight because all across America something is stirring.
It's not consistent with our traditions of justice and fairness. For we have a choice in this country.
God bless you.