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There is not a Black America and a White America and Latino America and Asian America - there's the United States of America. She had this enormous capacity for wonder, and lived by the Golden Rule. I chose to run for the presidency at this moment in history because I believe deeply that we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together - unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have different stories, but we hold common hopes; that we may not look the same and we may not have come from the same place, but we all want to move in the same direction - towards a better future for of children and our grandchildren. What has also been lost is our sense of common purpose - our sense of higher purpose. You have shown what history teaches us - that at defining moments like this one, the change we need doesn't come from Washington. The victims were innocent men, women and children from America and many other nations who had done nothing to harm anybody.
That's not what I'm talking about. And when I hear a woman talk about the difficulties of starting her own business, I think about my grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to middle-management, despite years of being passed over for promotions because she was a woman. Although I believe that the Iraqi people are ultimately better off without the tyranny of Saddam Hussein, I also believe that events in Iraq have reminded America of the need to use diplomacy and build international consensus to resolve our problems whenever possible. But it is clear to all concerned that when it comes to nuclear weapons, we have reached a decisive point.
Hall in East Moline, Ill.. I have a plan that would have already begun redeploying our troops with the goal of bringing all our combat brigades home by March 31st of next year. What has also been lost is our sense of common purpose - our sense of higher purpose. And we will do so in partnership with Muslim communities which are also threatened. The sooner the extremists are isolated and unwelcome in Muslim communities, the sooner we will all be safer. In ancient times and in our times, Muslim communities have been at the forefront of innovation and education.
Don't tell me that Democrats won't keep us safe. What the nay-sayers don't understand is that this election has never been about me. But I am convinced that in order to move forward, we must say openly the things we hold in our hearts, and that too often are said only behind closed doors.
These are my heroes. I'll invest in early childhood education. That does not lessen my commitment, however, to governments that reflect the will of the people. 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. The Talmud tells us: "The whole of the Torah is for the purpose of promoting peace."
Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.