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On the other end, we've heard my former pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, use incendiary language to express views that have the potential not only to widen the racial divide, but views that denigrate both the greatness and the goodness of our nation; that rightly offend white and black alike. Why else would he define middle-class as someone making under five million dollars a year? How else could he propose hundreds of billions in tax breaks for big corporations and oil companies but not one penny of tax relief to more than one hundred million Americans? How else could he offer a health care plan that would actually tax people's benefits, or an education plan that would do nothing to help families pay for college, or a plan that would privatize Social Security and gamble your retirement? The United States does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements.
I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. This is the hope of all humanity.
Now, some of you may have heard me talk about the Joshua generation. On one end of the spectrum, we've heard the implication that my candidacy is somehow an exercise in affirmative action; that it's based solely on the desire of wide-eyed liberals to purchase racial reconciliation on the cheap. So when they are told to bus their children to a school across town; when they hear that an African American is getting an advantage in landing a good job or a spot in a good college because of an injustice that they themselves never committed; when they're told that their fears about crime in urban neighborhoods are somehow prejudiced, resentment builds over time.
Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's improbable experiment in democracy. Anyway, Ashley finishes her story and then goes around the room and asks everyone else why they're supporting the campaign. That is why the United States will partner with any Muslim-majority country to support expanded literacy for girls, and to help young women pursue employment through micro-financing that helps people live their dreams. Trade can bring new wealth and opportunities, but also huge disruptions and changing communities. It's a faith in other people, and it's what brought me here today.
It is not enough to give health care to the sick, or jobs to the jobless, or education to our children. What has also been lost is our sense of common purpose - our sense of higher purpose.
Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.