Obama Ipsum

And it's around this time that some pastors I was working with came up to me and asked if I was a member of a church. And we will do so in partnership with Muslim communities which are also threatened.

The day after Pearl Harbor my grandfather signed up for duty; joined Patton's army, marched across Europe. That is not how moral authority is claimed; that is how it is surrendered.

And finally they come to this elderly black man who's been sitting there quietly the entire time. Out of work? Tough luck. Moreover, the sweeping change brought by modernity and globalization led many Muslims to view the West as hostile to the traditions of Islam. In all nations - including my own - this change can bring fear.

Let us find that common stake we all have in one another, and let our politics reflect that spirit as well. Now is the time to help families with paid sick days and better family leave, because nobody in America should have to choose between keeping their jobs and caring for a sick child or ailing parent. We cannot walk alone.

They imagined me going to the best schools in the land, even though they weren't rich, because in a generous America you don't have to be rich to achieve your potential. So let's rededicate ourselves to a new kind of politics - a politics of conscience. "And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back." This is a difficult responsibility to embrace. At the same time, Israelis must acknowledge that just as Israel's right to exist cannot be denied, neither can Palestine's. That is why we are forging service projects in America that bring together Christians, Muslims, and Jews.

Thank you very much everybody.