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Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or do we participate in a politics of hope? What has also been lost is our sense of common purpose - our sense of higher purpose. And that's what we have to restore. The fear and anger that it provoked was understandable, but in some cases, it led us to act contrary to our ideals. On economic development, we will create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries.
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. But for all those who scratched and clawed their way to get a piece of the American Dream, there were many who didn't make it - those who were ultimately defeated, in one way or another, by discrimination. Iraq's sovereignty is its own. But we have a responsibility to join together on behalf of the world we seek - a world where extremists no longer threaten our people, and American troops have come home; a world where Israelis and Palestinians are each secure in a state of their own, and nuclear energy is used for peaceful purposes; a world where governments serve their citizens, and the rights of all God's children are respected.
Board of Education, and the inferior education they provided, then and now, helps explain the pervasive achievement gap between today's black and white students. We will help Iraq train its Security Forces and develop its economy.
If there is a child on the south side of Chicago who can't read, that matters to me, even if it's not my child. It should ensure opportunity not just for those with the most money and influence, but for every American who's willing to work. Our universities and our culture are the envy of the world, but that's not what keeps the world coming to our shores. But my personal story is not so unique. Many wait in refugee camps in the West Bank, Gaza, and neighboring lands for a life of peace and security that they have never been able to lead.
Back home, my grandmother raised their baby and went to work on a bomber assembly line. They must be pursued - and they must be defeated. Because if you don't have any fresh ideas, then you use stale tactics to scare the voters. Violent extremists have exploited these tensions in a small but potent minority of Muslims. Likewise, it is important for Western countries to avoid impeding Muslim citizens from practicing religion as they see fit - for instance, by dictating what clothes a Muslim woman should wear.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.