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After the war, they studied on the G.I. And I heard Reverend Jeremiah A. This country is more decent than one where a woman in Ohio, on the brink of retirement, finds herself one illness away from disaster after a lifetime of hard work. We measure progress by how many people can find a job that pays the mortgage; whether you can put a little extra money away at the end of each month so you can someday watch your child receive her college diploma. The fear and anger that it provoked was understandable, but in some cases, it led us to act contrary to our ideals. But I also know that human progress cannot be denied.
A belief that there are better days ahead. This was one of the tasks we set forth at the beginning of this campaign - to continue the long march of those who came before us, a march for a more just, more equal, more free, more caring and more prosperous America.
E pluribus unum. This is the reality in which Reverend Wright and other African-Americans of his generation grew up. It's a racial stalemate we've been stuck in for years. The Holy Koran tells us, "O mankind! We have created you male and a female; and we have made you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another."
But I also get the sense that there's a hunger that's deeper than that - a hunger that goes beyond any single cause or issue. 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. I suppose the politically safe thing would be to move on from this episode and just hope that it fades into the woodwork. Perhaps somebody told her along the way that the source of her mother's problems were blacks who were on welfare and too lazy to work, or Hispanics who were coming into the country illegally. But privately, many Muslims recognize that Israel will not go away.
Anyway, Ashley finishes her story and then goes around the room and asks everyone else why they're supporting the campaign. We were founded upon the ideal that all are created equal, and we have shed blood and struggled for centuries to give meaning to those words - within our borders, and around the world. And despite the costs involved, America's commitment will not weaken. The Holy Koran teaches that whoever kills an innocent, it is as if he has killed all mankind; and whoever saves a person, it is as if he has saved all mankind.
Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.