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They're deciding that their work, their possessions, their diversions, their sheer busyness, is not enough. It is on your lips and in your heart. Because in the faces of those young veterans who come back from Iraq and Afghanistan, I see my grandfather, who signed up after Pearl Harbor, marched in Patton's Army, and was rewarded by a grateful nation with the chance to go to college on the GI Bill.
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. But all of us must recognize that education and innovation will be the currency of the 21st century, and in too many Muslim communities there remains underinvestment in these areas.
I'm talking about something more substantial. And when the Civil War was fought and our country dedicated itself to a new birth of freedom, they took on the problems of an industrializing nation - fighting the crimes against society and the sins against God that they felt were being committed in our factories and in our slums. "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. If your hopes have been dashed again and again, then it's best to stop hoping, and settle for what you already know. These needs will be met only if we act boldly in the years ahead; and if we understand that the challenges we face are shared, and our failure to meet them will hurt us all. Today, America has a dual responsibility: to help Iraq forge a better future - and to leave Iraq to Iraqis.
From his heroic service to Vietnam, to his years as a prosecutor and lieutenant governor, through two decades in the United States Senate, he has devoted himself to this country. Clearly, the past 50 years have not weakened your resolve as faithful witnesses of the gospel. That's why organizations are rising up across the country to reclaim the language of faith to bring about change. He simply says to everyone in the room, "I am here because of Ashley."
Our Party has chosen a man to lead us who embodies the best this country has to offer. We can do that.
God bless you.