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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. Our conscience cannot rest until we not only secure our borders, but give the 12 million undocumented immigrants in this country a chance to earn their citizenship by paying a fine and waiting in line behind all those who came here legally. Our trials and triumphs became at once unique and universal, black and more than black; in chronicling our journey, the stories and songs gave us a means to reclaim memories that we didn't need to feel shame about...memories that all people might study and cherish - and with which we could start to rebuild." It's a racial stalemate we've been stuck in for years. And I will not settle for an America where some kids don't have that chance.
The day after Pearl Harbor my grandfather signed up for duty; joined Patton's army, marched across Europe. 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. The church contains in full the kindness and cruelty, the fierce intelligence and the shocking ignorance, the struggles and successes, the love and yes, the bitterness and bias that make up the black experience in America. Indeed, faith should bring us together.
We shouldn't use the obstacles we face as an excuse for cynicism. So I've got news for you, John McCain. That is not how moral authority is claimed; that is how it is surrendered. There is so much fear, so much mistrust.
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. They saw that I knew the Scriptures and that many of the values I held and that propelled me in my work were values they shared. You understand that in this election, the greatest risk we can take is to try the same old politics with the same old players and expect a different result. There must be a sustained effort to listen to each other; to learn from each other; to respect one another; and to seek common ground. That experience guides my conviction that partnership between America and Islam must be based on what Islam is, not what it isn't. And I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear.
Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the Red States. The hope of a millworker's son who dares to defy the odds. We are a better country than this. In the face of that young student who sleeps just three hours before working the night shift, I think about my mom, who raised my sister and me on her own while she worked and earned her degree; who once turned to food stamps but was still able to send us to the best schools in the country with the help of student loans and scholarships.
Thank you, and God bless America.