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That's not simply a matter of policy or ideology - it's a moral commitment. Now, many of these plans will cost money, which is why I've laid out how I'll pay for every dime - by closing corporate loopholes and tax havens that don't help America grow. Instead, it is that American spirit - that American promise - that pushes us forward even when the path is uncertain; that binds us together in spite of our differences; that makes us fix our eye not on what is seen, but what is unseen, that better place around the bend. That experience guides my conviction that partnership between America and Islam must be based on what Islam is, not what it isn't. So let there be no doubt: the situation for the Palestinian people is intolerable.
John Kerry calls on us to hope. And then another one. America, we cannot turn back. Not with so many families to protect and so many lives to mend. All of us have a responsibility to work for the day when the mothers of Israelis and Palestinians can see their children grow up without fear; when the Holy Land of three great faiths is the place of peace that God intended it to be; when Jerusalem is a secure and lasting home for Jews and Christians and Muslims, and a place for all of the children of Abraham to mingle peacefully together as in the story of Isra, when Moses, Jesus, and Mohammed (peace be upon them) joined in prayer. There is so much fear, so much mistrust.
It's what allows us to pursue our individual dreams and yet still come together as one American family. It came about as a choice, and not an epiphany. It is based upon cultural and historical ties, and the recognition that the aspiration for a Jewish homeland is rooted in a tragic history that cannot be denied. But this much is clear: governments that protect these rights are ultimately more stable, successful and secure.
That's not simply a matter of policy or ideology - it's a moral commitment. But we also know our conscience cannot rest so long as the war goes on in Iraq. Now, as children of God, we believe in the worth and dignity of every human being; it doesn't matter where that person came from or what documents they have. That's why organizations are rising up across the country to reclaim the language of faith to bring about change. And they are a part of America, this country that I love. That is what it means to share this world in the 21st century.
And that man is John Kerry. If there's a senior citizen somewhere who can't pay for their prescription drugs, and has to choose between medicine and the rent, that makes my life poorer, even if it's not my grandparent. But I also get the sense that there's a hunger that's deeper than that - a hunger that goes beyond any single cause or issue. This is the reality in which Reverend Wright and other African-Americans of his generation grew up. Michelle and I are only here tonight because we were given a chance at an education. troops and civilians.
God bless you.