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And this restlessness - this search for meaning - is familiar to me. Individual responsibility and mutual responsibility - that's the essence of America's promise. Not with so much work to be done. The sixth issue that I want to address is women's rights.
And it's around this time that some pastors I was working with came up to me and asked if I was a member of a church. And for the sake of our economy, our security, and the future of our planet, I will set a clear goal as President: in ten years, we will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East.
And slowly, I came to realize that something was missing as well - that without an anchor for my beliefs, without a commitment to a particular community of faith, at some level I would always remain apart, and alone. I have a plan that would have already begun redeploying our troops with the goal of bringing all our combat brigades home by March 31st of next year. And I'll invest 150 billion dollars over the next decade in affordable, renewable sources of energy - wind power and solar power and the next generation of biofuels; an investment that will lead to new industries and five million new jobs that pay well and can't ever be outsourced. We will, however, relentlessly confront violent extremists who pose a grave threat to our security.
John Kerry understands the ideals of community, faith, and service because they've defined his life. Again and again, we've seen him make tough choices when easier ones were available. And just as we keep our keep our promise to the next generation here at home, so must we keep America's promise abroad. We are shaped by every culture, drawn from every end of the Earth, and dedicated to a simple concept: E pluribus unum: "Out of many, one." For peace to come, it is time for them - and all of us - to live up to our responsibilities. In Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Indonesia, we have seen Muslim-majority countries elect a woman to lead.
That's the promise of America - the idea that we are responsible for ourselves, but that we also rise or fall as one nation; the fundamental belief that I am my brother's keeper; I am my sister's keeper. Change means a tax code that doesn't reward the lobbyists who wrote it, but the American workers and small businesses who deserve it. We need a President who can face the threats of the future, not keep grasping at the ideas of the past.
Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.