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As President, I will tap our natural gas reserves, invest in clean coal technology, and find ways to safely harness nuclear power. Instead, they overlap, and share common principles - principles of justice and progress; tolerance and the dignity of all human beings. There will be many issues to discuss between our two countries, and we are willing to move forward without preconditions on the basis of mutual respect. We cannot disguise hostility towards any religion behind the pretense of liberalism.
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. I'm hearing from evangelicals who may not agree with progressives on every issue but agree that poverty has no place in a world of plenty; that hate has no place in the hearts of believers; and that we all have to be good stewards of God's creations. If you have health care, my plan will lower your premiums. I have unequivocally prohibited the use of torture by the United States, and I have ordered the prison at Guantanamo Bay closed by early next year.
There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq. I'd been inspired by the civil rights movement - by all the clear-eyed, straight-backed, courageous young people who'd boarded buses and traveled down South to march and sit at lunch counters, and lay down their lives in some cases for freedom. I learned that those things I was too weak to accomplish myself, He would accomplish with me if I placed my trust in Him. There must be a sustained effort to listen to each other; to learn from each other; to respect one another; and to seek common ground. On education, we will expand exchange programs, and increase scholarships, like the one that brought my father to America, while encouraging more Americans to study in Muslim communities.
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. People are coming together around a simple truth - that we are all connected, that I am my brother's keeper; I am my sister's keeper. We measure progress in the 23 million new jobs that were created when Bill Clinton was President - when the average American family saw its income go up $7,500 instead of down $2,000 like it has under George Bush. That experience guides my conviction that partnership between America and Islam must be based on what Islam is, not what it isn't. In ancient times and in our times, Muslim communities have been at the forefront of innovation and education.
As imperfect as he may be, he has been like family to me. I would not be running for President if I didn't believe with all my heart that this is what the vast majority of Americans want for this country. This country is more generous than one where a man in Indiana has to pack up the equipment he's worked on for twenty years and watch it shipped off to China, and then chokes up as he explains how he felt like a failure when he went home to tell his family the news. Hamas does have support among some Palestinians, but they also have responsibilities.
Thank you very much everybody.