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And as a consequence, so did I. But I think they also sensed that a part of me remained removed and detached - that I was an observer in their midst.
And it means taking full responsibility for own lives - by demanding more from our fathers, and spending more time with our children, and reading to them, and teaching them that while they may face challenges and discrimination in their own lives, they must never succumb to despair or cynicism; they must always believe that they can write their own destiny. And that's what we have to restore. Our universities and our culture are the envy of the world, but that's not what keeps the world coming to our shores. It is easy to point fingers - for Palestinians to point to the displacement brought by Israel's founding, and for Israelis to point to the constant hostility and attacks throughout its history from within its borders as well as beyond.
And as I listened to him explain why he'd enlisted, the absolute faith he had in our country and its leaders, his devotion to duty and service, I thought this young man was all that any of us might hope for in a child. A lack of economic opportunity among black men, and the shame and frustration that came from not being able to provide for one's family, contributed to the erosion of black families - a problem that welfare policies for many years may have worsened. She did this for a year until her mom got better, and she told everyone at the roundtable that the reason she joined our campaign was so that she could help the millions of other children in the country who want and need to help their parents too. I will end this war in Iraq responsibly, and finish the fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan. I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. It's a story with a simple truth: that violence is a dead end.
I learned that my sins could be redeemed. The fundamentals we use to measure economic strength are whether we are living up to that fundamental promise that has made this country great - a promise that is the only reason I am standing here tonight. And just as we keep our keep our promise to the next generation here at home, so must we keep America's promise abroad. The Bush-McCain foreign policy has squandered the legacy that generations of Americans - Democrats and Republicans - have built, and we are here to restore that legacy. On economic development, we will create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries.
That among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It's a promise that says each of us has the freedom to make of our own lives what we will, but that we also have the obligation to treat each other with dignity and respect. I've seen it in Washington, when we worked across party lines to open up government and hold lobbyists more accountable, to give better care for our veterans and keep nuclear weapons out of terrorist hands. This same story can be told by people from South Africa to South Asia; from Eastern Europe to Indonesia. America does not presume to know what is best for everyone, just as we would not presume to pick the outcome of a peaceful election. This is important because no development strategy can be based only upon what comes out of the ground, nor can it be sustained while young people are out of work.
Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.