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He grew up herding goats, went to school in a tin-roof shack. 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 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. The first nation to recognize my country was Morocco. But if we choose to be bound by the past, we will never move forward.
That is true genius of this nation. And we will welcome all elected, peaceful governments - provided they govern with respect for all their people.
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. If there's a senior citizen somewhere who can't pay for their prescription drugs, and has to choose between medicine and the rent, that makes my life poorer, even if it's not my grandparent. These are the Americans that I know. We measure progress in the 23 million new jobs that were created when Bill Clinton was President - when the average American family saw its income go up $7,500 instead of down $2,000 like it has under George Bush.
John Kerry knows this. There is real evil and hardship and pain and suffering in the world and we should be humble in our belief that we can eliminate them. But the failure to respond is a direct result of a broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush. There is no straight line to realize this promise.
For alongside our famous individualism, there's another ingredient in the American saga. The hope of a young naval lieutenant bravely patrolling the Mekong Delta. 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. 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. Just as Muslims do not fit a crude stereotype, America is not the crude stereotype of a self-interested empire. But if we choose to be bound by the past, we will never move forward.
Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.