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To President Clinton, who last night made the case for change as only he can make it; to Ted Kennedy, who embodies the spirit of service; and to the next Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, I thank you. You don't protect Israel and deter Iran just by talking tough in Washington. "We cannot walk alone," the preacher cried. We cannot walk alone. It is costly and politically difficult to continue this conflict.
We may not agree on abortion, but surely we can agree on reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in this country. I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters deserve to visit the person they love in the hospital and to live lives free of discrimination. Likewise, many Israelis recognize the need for a Palestinian state. Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.
Threatening Israel with destruction - or repeating vile stereotypes about Jews - is deeply wrong, and only serves to evoke in the minds of Israelis this most painful of memories while preventing the peace that the people of this region deserve. Now is the time for Palestinians to focus on what they can build. I do not believe that women must make the same choices as men in order to be equal, and I respect those women who choose to live their lives in traditional roles.
I submitted myself to His will, and dedicated myself to discovering His truth and carrying out His works. They're telling me that their conversation about what it means to be Catholic continues. 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. 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. They are anxious about their futures, and feel their dreams slipping away; in an era of stagnant wages and global competition, opportunity comes to be seen as a zero sum game, in which your dreams come at my expense. Not with so much work to be done.
It's not consistent with our traditions of justice and fairness. 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. So let me spell out exactly what that change would mean if I am President. As a young man, I worked in Chicago communities where many found dignity and peace in their Muslim faith. Those are not just American ideas, they are human rights, and that is why we will support them everywhere. People in every country should be free to choose and live their faith based upon the persuasion of the mind, heart, and soul.
God bless you.