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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. And as a consequence, so did I. And so long as we're not doing everything in our personal and collective power to solve them, we know the conscience of our nation cannot rest. But we shouldn't use our humility as an excuse for inaction. Because for two hundred and thirty two years, at each moment when that promise was in jeopardy, ordinary men and women - students and soldiers, farmers and teachers, nurses and janitors - found the courage to keep it alive. We measure the strength of our economy not by the number of billionaires we have or the profits of the Fortune 500, but by whether someone with a good idea can take a risk and start a new business, or whether the waitress who lives on tips can take a day off to look after a sick kid without losing her job - an economy that honors the dignity of work.
So it's 1985, and I'm in Chicago, and I'm working with these churches, and with lots of laypeople who are much older than I am. More of you have cars you can't afford to drive, credit card bills you can't afford to pay, and tuition that's beyond your reach. For over two decades, he's subscribed to that old, discredited Republican philosophy - give more and more to those with the most and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else. 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. For we have learned from recent experience that when a financial system weakens in one country, prosperity is hurt everywhere.
It was because of these newfound understandings that I was finally able to walk down the aisle of Trinity one day and affirm my Christian faith. This was one of the tasks we set forth at the beginning of this campaign - to continue the long march of those who came before us, a march for a more just, more equal, more free, more caring and more prosperous America. So let me spell out exactly what that change would mean if I am President. Not with so much work to be done. The enduring faith of over a billion people is so much bigger than the narrow hatred of a few. We see it in the history of Andalusia and Cordoba during the Inquisition.
That we can participate in the political process without fear of retribution, and that our votes will be counted at least, most of the time. The audacity of hope! In the end, that is God's greatest gift to us, the bedrock of this nation. I wanted to be part of something larger. Because it's not who we are. He said that the fundamentals of the economy are strong. Around the world, we can turn dialogue into Interfaith service, so bridges between peoples lead to action - whether it is combating malaria in Africa, or providing relief after a natural disaster.
Tell that to the military families who shoulder their burdens silently as they watch their loved ones leave for their third or fourth or fifth tour of duty. I have made it clear to the Iraqi people that we pursue no bases, and no claim on their territory or resources.
Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.