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But kneeling beneath that cross on the South Side, I felt I heard God's spirit beckoning me. And until we stop the genocide that's being carried out in Darfur as I speak, our conscience cannot rest. 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. There will be many issues to discuss between our two countries, and we are willing to move forward without preconditions on the basis of mutual respect.
It means continuing to insist on a full measure of justice in every aspect of American life. The profound mistake of Reverend Wright's sermons is not that he spoke about racism in our society. Theirs are the stories that shaped me. I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters deserve to visit the person they love in the hospital and to live lives free of discrimination.
But it does find voice in the barbershop or around the kitchen table. America's strong bonds with Israel are well known. Now let me be clear: issues of women's equality are by no means simply an issue for Islam. But I also know that human progress cannot be denied. The Talmud tells us: "The whole of the Torah is for the purpose of promoting peace."
They would give me an African name, Barack, or "blessed," believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success. If there is a child on the south side of Chicago who can't read, that matters to me, even if it's not my child. In fact, a similar anger exists within segments of the white community. We know that is God's vision.
It's a war I'm proud I opposed from the start - a war that should never have been authorized and never been waged. Let us be our brother's keeper, Scripture tells us. And Ashley said that when she was nine years old, her mother got cancer. I'll invest in early childhood education. In signing the Treaty of Tripoli in 1796, our second President John Adams wrote, "The United States has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Muslims." And since our founding, American Muslims have enriched the United States. Meanwhile, the struggle for women's equality continues in many aspects of American life, and in countries around the world.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.