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It's that folks are hungry for change - they're hungry for something new. So let there be no doubt: Islam is a part of America. So whatever we think of the past, we must not be prisoners of it. It is costly and politically difficult to continue this conflict.
They imagined me going to the best schools in the land, even though they weren't rich, because in a generous America you don't have to be rich to achieve your potential. My mother, whose parents were non-practicing Baptists and Methodists, was one of the most spiritual souls I ever knew. I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community. It's a promise that says each of us has the freedom to make of our own lives what we will, but that we also have the obligation to treat each other with dignity and respect.
Because whether it's poverty or racism, the uninsured or the unemployed, war or peace, the challenges we face today are not simply technical problems in search of the perfect ten-point plan. It's an idea that's often forgotten or dismissed in cynical times. Now is the time to finally keep the promise of affordable, accessible health care for every single American. And while America in the past has focused on oil and gas in this part of the world, we now seek a broader engagement.
Our Party has chosen a man to lead us who embodies the best this country has to offer. I am a Christian, but my father came from a Kenyan family that includes generations of Muslims. As a boy, I spent several years in Indonesia and heard the call of the azaan at the break of dawn and the fall of dusk. They endure the daily humiliations - large and small - that come with occupation. It's a story with a simple truth: that violence is a dead end.
America, we are better than these last eight years. I do not believe that women must make the same choices as men in order to be equal, and I respect those women who choose to live their lives in traditional roles. Many Gulf States have enjoyed great wealth as a consequence of oil, and some are beginning to focus it on broader development.
God bless you.