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That we can tuck in our children at night and know that they are fed and clothed and safe from harm. And now is the time to keep the promise of equal pay for an equal day's work, because I want my daughters to have exactly the same opportunities as your sons. I know there are those who dismiss such beliefs as happy talk.
Religious leaders like my friends Rev. Jim Wallis and Rabbi David Saperstein and Nathan Diament are working for justice and fighting for change. And meeting them won't be easy.
America! Tonight, if you feel the same energy that I do, if you feel the same urgency that I do, if you feel the same passion I do, if you feel the same hopefulness that I do - if we do what we must do, then I have no doubts that all across the country, from Florida to Oregon, from Washington to Maine, the people will rise up in November, and John Kerry will be sworn in as president, and John Edwards will be sworn in as vice president, and this country will reclaim its promise, and out of this long political darkness a brighter day will come. It is not enough to give health care to the sick, or jobs to the jobless, or education to our children. She poured everything she had into me. So whatever we think of the past, we must not be prisoners of it. Our problems must be dealt with through partnership; progress must be shared.
It is where our union grows stronger. We did not go by choice, we went because of necessity.
I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. And I believe that America holds within her the truth that regardless of race, religion, or station in life, all of us share common aspirations - to live in peace and security; to get an education and to work with dignity; to love our families, our communities, and our God.
Thank you, and God bless America.