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I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother - a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world, but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed by her on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe. But it also means binding our particular grievances - for better health care, and better schools, and better jobs - to the larger aspirations of all Americans - the white woman struggling to break the glass ceiling, the white man whose been laid off, the immigrant trying to feed his family. I would not be running for President if I didn't believe with all my heart that this is what the vast majority of Americans want for this country. Many bring up a specific issue. For peace to come, it is time for them - and all of us - to live up to our responsibilities. That is the world we seek.
That we can say what we think, write what we think, without hearing a sudden knock on the door. The audacity of hope! In the end, that is God's greatest gift to us, the bedrock of this nation. Politicians routinely exploited fears of crime for their own electoral ends.
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. Around the world, we can turn dialogue into Interfaith service, so bridges between peoples lead to action - whether it is combating malaria in Africa, or providing relief after a natural disaster.
There was even a time when the Christian Coalition determined that its number one legislative priority was tax cuts for the rich. We also know that military power alone is not going to solve the problems in Afghanistan and Pakistan. But we should choose the right path, not just the easy path.
It's the wisdom Moses imparted to those who would succeed him. But we will support a secure and united Iraq as a partner, and never as a patron.
Thank you, and God bless America.