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But then I asked myself: Are we serving Shamus as well as he is serving us? 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. But Moses says: What I am commanding you is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. Violent extremists have exploited these tensions in a small but potent minority of Muslims. Because we reject the same thing that people of all faiths reject: the killing of innocent men, women, and children.
They are anxious about their futures, and feel their dreams slipping away; in an era of stagnant wages and global competition, opportunity comes to be seen as a zero sum game, in which your dreams come at my expense. Instead, it is that American spirit - that American promise - that pushes us forward even when the path is uncertain; that binds us together in spite of our differences; that makes us fix our eye not on what is seen, but what is unseen, that better place around the bend. I know there has been controversy about the promotion of democracy in recent years, and much of this controversy is connected to the war in Iraq. But it should be their choice. Americans are ready to join with citizens and governments; community organizations, religious leaders, and businesses in Muslim communities around the world to help our people pursue a better life.
Farmers and scholars; statesmen and patriots who had traveled across an ocean to escape tyranny and persecution finally made real their declaration of independence at a Philadelphia convention that lasted through the spring of 1787. For over two decades, he's subscribed to that old, discredited Republican philosophy - give more and more to those with the most and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else. You can't truly stand up for Georgia when you've strained our oldest alliances. For centuries, black people in America suffered the lash of the whip as slaves and the humiliation of segregation. That is why I strongly reaffirmed America's commitment to seek a world in which no nations hold nuclear weapons. For instance, in the United States, rules on charitable giving have made it harder for Muslims to fulfill their religious obligation.
A common dream, born of two continents. That's not what I'm talking about. I submitted myself to His will, and dedicated myself to discovering His truth and carrying out His works.
In the following century, men and women of faith waded into the battles over prison reform and temperance, public education and women's rights - and above all, abolition. Because it feeds into the cynicism we all have about government. You have shown what history teaches us - that at defining moments like this one, the change we need doesn't come from Washington. That is why I am committed to working with American Muslims to ensure that they can fulfill zakat.
Thank you, and God bless America.