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He's still speaking to our Catholic friends - who are holding up a consistent ethic of life that goes beyond abortion - one that includes a respect for life and dignity whether it's in Iraq, in poor neighborhoods, in African villages or even on death row. And we are here because we love this country too much to let the next four years look like the last eight. That is why we will honor our agreement with Iraq's democratically-elected government to remove combat troops from Iraqi cities by July, and to remove all our troops from Iraq by 2012. It is time for these settlements to stop.
His father - my grandfather - was a cook, a domestic servant to the British. And just as Lieutenant Kerry did not hesitate to risk his life to protect the men who served with him in Vietnam, President Kerry will not hesitate one moment to use our military might to keep America safe and secure. It is where our union grows stronger. The obligations that the parties have agreed to under the Road Map are clear. 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.
But somehow, somewhere along the way, faith stopped being used to bring us together and started being used to drive us apart. What we have already achieved gives us hope - the audacity to hope - for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.
I'm hearing from progressives who understand that if we want to communicate our hopes and values to Americans, we can't abandon the field of religious discourse. God is still speaking. But the truth is, that isn't all that I know of the man. Israel must also live up to its obligations to ensure that Palestinians can live, and work, and develop their society.
It is on your lips and in your heart. 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. Instead, it must be a cause for action to help the Palestinian people develop the institutions that will sustain their state; to recognize Israel's legitimacy; and to choose progress over a self-defeating focus on the past.
Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.