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On November 4th, we must stand up and say: "Eight is enough." Why else would he define middle-class as someone making under five million dollars a year? How else could he propose hundreds of billions in tax breaks for big corporations and oil companies but not one penny of tax relief to more than one hundred million Americans? How else could he offer a health care plan that would actually tax people's benefits, or an education plan that would do nothing to help families pay for college, or a plan that would privatize Social Security and gamble your retirement? And I want to particularly say this to young people of every faith, in every country - you, more than anyone, have the ability to remake this world.
It's the hope of slaves sitting around a fire singing freedom songs. People are coming together around a simple truth - that we are all connected, that I am my brother's keeper; I am my sister's keeper. It means continuing to insist on a full measure of justice in every aspect of American life. And as someone who watched my mother argue with insurance companies while she lay in bed dying of cancer, I will make certain those companies stop discriminating against those who are sick and need care the most. Not with so many children to educate, and so many veterans to care for.
He's still speaking to our Catholic friends - who are holding up a consistent ethic of life that goes beyond abortion - one that includes a respect for life and dignity whether it's in Iraq, in poor neighborhoods, in African villages or even on death row. We cannot walk alone. That is why I strongly reaffirmed America's commitment to seek a world in which no nations hold nuclear weapons. The Internet and television can bring knowledge and information, but also offensive sexuality and mindless violence.
I'm not talking about blind optimism here - the almost willful ignorance that thinks unemployment will go away if we just don't think about it, or the health care crisis will solve itself if we just ignore it. That's why I stand here tonight. More of you have lost your homes and even more are watching your home values plummet. These are the policies I will pursue. I know, too, that Islam has always been a part of America's story. This bond is unbreakable.
And in all these ways, they helped make this country more decent and more just. And we are here because we love this country too much to let the next four years look like the last eight. And when innocents in Bosnia and Darfur are slaughtered, that is a stain on our collective conscience. Instead, it must be a cause for action to help the Palestinian people develop the institutions that will sustain their state; to recognize Israel's legitimacy; and to choose progress over a self-defeating focus on the past. The richness of religious diversity must be upheld - whether it is for Maronites in Lebanon or the Copts in Egypt. On economic development, we will create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries.
Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.