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I was raised with the help of a white grandfather who survived a Depression to serve in Patton's Army during World War II and a white grandmother who worked on a bomber assembly line at Fort Leavenworth while he was overseas. What the nay-sayers don't understand is that this election has never been about me. As a young man, I worked in Chicago communities where many found dignity and peace in their Muslim faith. The second major source of tension that we need to discuss is the situation between Israelis, Palestinians and the Arab world. This issue has been a source of tension between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran. There is no straight line to realize this promise.
There is a young, twenty-three year old white woman named Ashley Baia who organized for our campaign in Florence, South Carolina. 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. Part of this conviction is rooted in my own experience. When a new flu infects one human being, all are at risk.
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. Farmers and scholars; statesmen and patriots who had traveled across an ocean to escape tyranny and persecution finally made real their declaration of independence at a Philadelphia convention that lasted through the spring of 1787. 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. In the young people who voted for the first time, and in those who got involved again after a very long time.
It should ensure opportunity not just for those with the most money and influence, but for every American who's willing to work. And just as we keep our keep our promise to the next generation here at home, so must we keep America's promise abroad.
He was a good-looking kid, six two, six three, clear eyed, with an easy smile. I am also proud to carry with me the goodwill of the American people, and a greeting of peace from Muslim communities in my country: assalaamu alaykum. These needs will be met only if we act boldly in the years ahead; and if we understand that the challenges we face are shared, and our failure to meet them will hurt us all.
Thank you very much everybody.