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That we can participate in the political process without fear of retribution, and that our votes will be counted at least, most of the time. Religious leaders like my friends Rev. Jim Wallis and Rabbi David Saperstein and Nathan Diament are working for justice and fighting for change. I have made a solemn pledge that I will sign a universal health care bill into law by the end of my first term as president that will cover every American and cut the cost of a typical family's premiums by up to $2500 a year. Together, you represent the harmony between tradition and progress. The attacks of September 11th, 2001 and the continued efforts of these extremists to engage in violence against civilians has led some in my country to view Islam as inevitably hostile not only to America and Western countries, but also to human rights.
Because in the faces of those young veterans who come back from Iraq and Afghanistan, I see my grandfather, who signed up after Pearl Harbor, marched in Patton's Army, and was rewarded by a grateful nation with the chance to go to college on the GI Bill. America, this is one of those moments.
For centuries, black people in America suffered the lash of the whip as slaves and the humiliation of segregation. Too many tears have flowed. We must always examine the ways in which we protect it. There need not be contradiction between development and tradition.
Hope in the face of difficulty. But race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now. But the record's clear: John McCain has voted with George Bush ninety percent of the time. Together, you represent the harmony between tradition and progress. We will open centers of scientific excellence in Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia, and appoint new Science Envoys to collaborate on programs that develop new sources of energy, create green jobs, digitize records, clean water, and grow new crops.
I believe we can provide jobs to the jobless, homes to the homeless, and reclaim young people in cities across America from violence and despair. It's a war I'm proud I opposed from the start - a war that should never have been authorized and never been waged.
God bless you.