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And finally they come to this elderly black man who's been sitting there quietly the entire time. I will eliminate capital gains taxes for the small businesses and the start-ups that will create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow. I have come here to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world; one based upon mutual interest and mutual respect; and one based upon the truth that America and Islam are not exclusive, and need not be in competition. In the middle of the Cold War, the United States played a role in the overthrow of a democratically-elected Iranian government.
They would give me an African name, Barack, or "blessed," believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success. I'd been inspired by the civil rights movement - by all the clear-eyed, straight-backed, courageous young people who'd boarded buses and traveled down South to march and sit at lunch counters, and lay down their lives in some cases for freedom. We are more compassionate than a government that lets veterans sleep on our streets and families slide into poverty; that sits on its hands while a major American city drowns before our eyes. Islam is not part of the problem in combating violent extremism - it is an important part of promoting peace. That is why we welcome efforts like Saudi Arabian King Abdullah's Interfaith dialogue and Turkey's leadership in the Alliance of Civilizations.
We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the Red States. We want to talk about how to bring them home from a war that never should've been authorized and never should've been waged, and we want to talk about how we'll show our patriotism by caring for them, and their families, and giving them the benefits they have earned. When one nation pursues a nuclear weapon, the risk of nuclear attack rises for all nations.
It comes from Deuteronomy 30 when Moses talks to his followers about the challenges they'll find when they reach the Promised Land without him. This is the reality in which Reverend Wright and other African-Americans of his generation grew up. She sought out allies in her fight against injustice. "I'm here because of Ashley." By itself, that single moment of recognition between that young white girl and that old black man is not enough. It's a story with a simple truth: that violence is a dead end.
We can do that. But that same principle must apply to Muslim perceptions of America. For decades, there has been a stalemate: two peoples with legitimate aspirations, each with a painful history that makes compromise elusive.
Thank you, and God bless America.