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But at the end of the day, we cannot walk away - not for the sake of passing a bill, but so that we can finally address the real concerns of Americans and the persistent hopes of all those brothers and sisters who want nothing more than their own chance at our common dream. So when they are told to bus their children to a school across town; when they hear that an African American is getting an advantage in landing a good job or a spot in a good college because of an injustice that they themselves never committed; when they're told that their fears about crime in urban neighborhoods are somehow prejudiced, resentment builds over time. Not just with words, but with deeds - by investing in our schools and our communities; by enforcing our civil rights laws and ensuring fairness in our criminal justice system; by providing this generation with ladders of opportunity that were unavailable for previous generations. That is what it means to share this world in the 21st century.
And we should close Guantanamo Bay and stop tolerating the torture of our enemies. At various stages in the campaign, some commentators have deemed me either "too black" or "not black enough." We saw racial tensions bubble to the surface during the week before the South Carolina primary.
And finally they come to this elderly black man who's been sitting there quietly the entire time. But it is clear to all concerned that when it comes to nuclear weapons, we have reached a decisive point. Each nation gives life to this principle in its own way, grounded in the traditions of its own people.
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. I have already condemned, in unequivocal terms, the statements of Reverend Wright that have caused such controversy. No single nation should pick and choose which nations hold nuclear weapons.
But it is a story that has seared into my genetic makeup the idea that this nation is more than the sum of its parts - that out of many, we are truly one. Those stories - of survival, and freedom, and hope - became our story, my story; the blood that had spilled was our blood, the tears our tears; until this black church, on this bright day, seemed once more a vessel carrying the story of a people into future generations and into a larger world. We can accept a politics that breeds division, and conflict, and cynicism. The children of America are not those kids, they are our kids, and we will not let them fall behind in a 21st century economy. Because if you don't have any fresh ideas, then you use stale tactics to scare the voters. Some suggest that it isn't worth the effort - that we are fated to disagree, and civilizations are doomed to clash.
Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.