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They cheered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial when Dr. It's an idea that's often forgotten or dismissed in cynical times. Around the world, the Jewish people were persecuted for centuries, and anti-Semitism in Europe culminated in an unprecedented Holocaust. No single nation should pick and choose which nations hold nuclear weapons. The issues that I have described will not be easy to address.
Ironically, this quintessentially American - and yes, conservative - notion of self-help found frequent expression in Reverend Wright's sermons. 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. And any nation - including Iran - should have the right to access peaceful nuclear power if it complies with its responsibilities under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Go into any inner city neighborhood, and folks will tell you that government alone can't teach our kids to learn - they know that parents have to teach, that children can't achieve unless we raise their expectations and turn off the television sets and eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white. Because it's not who we are. What's remarkable is not how many failed in the face of discrimination, but rather how many men and women overcame the odds; how many were able to make a way out of no way for those like me who would come after them.
For alongside our famous individualism, there's another ingredient in the American saga. There was even a time when the Christian Coalition determined that its number one legislative priority was tax cuts for the rich. And there's another issue we must confront as well. In the white community, the path to a more perfect union means acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just exist in the minds of black people; that the legacy of discrimination - and current incidents of discrimination, while less overt than in the past - are real and must be addressed. There is one story in particularly that I'd like to leave you with today - a story I told when I had the great honor of speaking on Dr. That is why we are forging service projects in America that bring together Christians, Muslims, and Jews.
It is that fundamental belief, it is that fundamental belief, I am my brother's keeper, I am my sister's keeper that makes this country work. And it is on their behalf that I intend to win this election and keep our promise alive as President of the United States. For more than sixty years they have endured the pain of dislocation.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.