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I wanted to be part of something larger. But I will also renew the tough, direct diplomacy that can prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and curb Russian aggression. We must always examine the ways in which we protect it.
I know, too, that Islam has always been a part of America's story. It is costly and politically difficult to continue this conflict.
Louis, and thousands more like her, who has the grades, has the drive, has the will, but doesn't have the money to go to college. They're ready to turn the page on the old politics and the old policies - whether it's the war in Iraq or the health care crisis we're in, or a school system that's leaving too many kids behind despite the slogans. They stood on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, as the blows of billy clubs rained down. So let's rededicate ourselves to a new kind of politics - a politics of conscience. In Ankara, I made clear that America is not - and never will be - at war with Islam.
America! Tonight, if you feel the same energy that I do, if you feel the same urgency that I do, if you feel the same passion I do, if you feel the same hopefulness that I do - if we do what we must do, then I have no doubts that all across the country, from Florida to Oregon, from Washington to Maine, the people will rise up in November, and John Kerry will be sworn in as president, and John Edwards will be sworn in as vice president, and this country will reclaim its promise, and out of this long political darkness a brighter day will come. But it does find voice in the barbershop or around the kitchen table. This construction violates previous agreements and undermines efforts to achieve peace. No matter where it takes hold, government of the people and by the people sets a single standard for all who hold power: you must maintain your power through consent, not coercion; you must respect the rights of minorities, and participate with a spirit of tolerance and compromise; you must place the interests of your people and the legitimate workings of the political process above your party. It is easier to blame others than to look inward; to see what is different about someone than to find the things we share. This truth transcends nations and peoples - a belief that isn't new; that isn't black or white or brown; that isn't Christian, or Muslim or Jew.
It was because of these newfound understandings that I was finally able to walk down the aisle of Trinity one day and affirm my Christian faith. Last time we took up immigration reform, it failed. Washington's been talking about our oil addiction for the last thirty years, and John McCain has been there for twenty-six of them. That is why we are forging service projects in America that bring together Christians, Muslims, and Jews.
God bless you.