Obama Ipsum

The most presidential lorem ipsum in history.

How many paragraphs of oratory do you need?

That they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights. A belief in things not seen. We will all have to make concessions to achieve this. It means continuing to insist on a full measure of justice in every aspect of American life. But my personal story is not so unique. But this much is clear: governments that protect these rights are ultimately more stable, successful and secure.

Understanding this reality requires a reminder of how we arrived at this point. The second major source of tension that we need to discuss is the situation between Israelis, Palestinians and the Arab world.

But my journey is part of a larger journey - one shared by all who've ever sought to apply the values of their faith to our society. But we also know that government initiatives are not enough. Our trials and triumphs became at once unique and universal, black and more than black; in chronicling our journey, the stories and songs gave us a means to reclaim memories that we didn't need to feel shame about...memories that all people might study and cherish - and with which we could start to rebuild." They came of age in the late fifties and early sixties, a time when segregation was still the law of the land and opportunity was systematically constricted. Politicians routinely exploited fears of crime for their own electoral ends.

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. Our conscience can't rest so long as 37 million Americans are poor and forgotten by their leaders in Washington and by the media elites. At this moment, in this election, we must pledge once more to march into the future.

In the white community, the path to a more perfect union means acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just exist in the minds of black people; that the legacy of discrimination - and current incidents of discrimination, while less overt than in the past - are real and must be addressed. We seek no military bases there.

God bless you.