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This belief comes from my unyielding faith in the decency and generosity of the American people. And yet, to wish away the resentments of white Americans, to label them as misguided or even racist, without recognizing they are grounded in legitimate concerns - this too widens the racial divide, and blocks the path to understanding. Because that was the cheapest way to eat.
But Moses says: What I am commanding you is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. Like other predominantly black churches across the country, Trinity embodies the black community in its entirety - the doctor and the welfare mom, the model student and the former gang-banger. And next week, we'll also hear about those occasions when he's broken with his party as evidence that he can deliver the change that we need.
Louis, and thousands more like her, who has the grades, has the drive, has the will, but doesn't have the money to go to college. It wasn't until after college, when I went to Chicago to work as a community organizer for a group of Christian churches, that I confronted my own spiritual dilemma. And they are a part of America, this country that I love. Words alone cannot meet the needs of our people. To play a role in fulfilling Palestinian aspirations, and to unify the Palestinian people, Hamas must put an end to violence, recognize past agreements, and recognize Israel's right to exist. I am emphasizing such investments within my country.
His father - my grandfather - was a cook, a domestic servant to the British. That we can tuck in our children at night and know that they are fed and clothed and safe from harm. Clearly, the past 50 years have not weakened your resolve as faithful witnesses of the gospel. We have to do what we can, knowing it's hard and not swinging from a naive idealism to a bitter defeatism - but rather, accepting the fact that we're not going to solve every problem overnight, but we can still make a difference. I'm hearing from evangelicals who may not agree with progressives on every issue but agree that poverty has no place in a world of plenty; that hate has no place in the hearts of believers; and that we all have to be good stewards of God's creations. But this much is clear: governments that protect these rights are ultimately more stable, successful and secure.
I'm not talking about blind optimism here - the almost willful ignorance that thinks unemployment will go away if we just don't think about it, or the health care crisis will solve itself if we just ignore it. They're telling me that their conversation about what it means to be Catholic continues. Legalized discrimination - where blacks were prevented, often through violence, from owning property, or loans were not granted to African-American business owners, or black homeowners could not access FHA mortgages, or blacks were excluded from unions, or the police force, or fire departments - meant that black families could not amass any meaningful wealth to bequeath to future generations. It is that promise that has always set this country apart - that through hard work and sacrifice, each of us can pursue our individual dreams but still come together as one American family, to ensure that the next generation can pursue their dreams as well.
Thank you very much everybody.