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And we should close Guantanamo Bay and stop tolerating the torture of our enemies. We meet at one of those defining moments - a moment when our nation is at war, our economy is in turmoil, and the American promise has been threatened once more. They work hard and give back and keep going without complaint. That is the responsibility we have to one another as human beings. I have unequivocally prohibited the use of torture by the United States, and I have ordered the prison at Guantanamo Bay closed by early next year. This is not simply about America's interests.
And we should close Guantanamo Bay and stop tolerating the torture of our enemies. You see, we Democrats have a very different measure of what constitutes progress in this country. And in exchange, I'll ask for higher standards and more accountability. If you have health care, my plan will lower your premiums. And just as we keep our keep our promise to the next generation here at home, so must we keep America's promise abroad. 9/11 was an enormous trauma to our country.
That we can participate in the political process without fear of retribution, and that our votes will be counted at least, most of the time. Religious leaders like my friends Rev. Jim Wallis and Rabbi David Saperstein and Nathan Diament are working for justice and fighting for change. And it is on their behalf that I intend to win this election and keep our promise alive as President of the United States. It will require a renewed sense of responsibility from each of us to recover what John F. In all nations - including my own - this change can bring fear.
And this restlessness - this search for meaning - is familiar to me. It's the wisdom Moses imparted to those who would succeed him. She had been working to organize a mostly African-American community since the beginning of this campaign, and one day she was at a roundtable discussion where everyone went around telling their story and why they were there. He simply says to everyone in the room, "I am here because of Ashley." And throughout history, Islam has demonstrated through words and deeds the possibilities of religious tolerance and racial equality. Freedom of religion is central to the ability of peoples to live together.
That's what compromise is about. But it also comes from my own American story. At times, that anger is exploited by politicians, to gin up votes along racial lines, or to make up for a politician's own failings. But I have asserted a firm conviction - a conviction rooted in my faith in God and my faith in the American people - that working together we can move beyond some of our old racial wounds, and that in fact we have no choice is we are to continue on the path of a more perfect union.
Thank you very much everybody.