Obama Ipsum

To Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin; and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation; As the Holy Koran tells us, "Be conscious of God and speak always the truth." That is what I will try to do - to speak the truth as best I can, humbled by the task before us, and firm in my belief that the interests we share as human beings are far more powerful than the forces that drive us apart. Indeed, we can recall the words of Thomas Jefferson, who said: "I hope that our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less we use our power the greater it will be."

There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq. And so in that spirit, let me speak as clearly and plainly as I can about some specific issues that I believe we must finally confront together.

She sought out allies in her fight against injustice. In the face of that young student who sleeps just three hours before working the night shift, I think about my mom, who raised my sister and me on her own while she worked and earned her degree; who once turned to food stamps but was still able to send us to the best schools in the country with the help of student loans and scholarships.

A common dream, born of two continents. And nothing will change. He said that our economy has made "great progress" under this President. For we have learned from recent experience that when a financial system weakens in one country, prosperity is hurt everywhere.

And that man is John Kerry. Together, you represent the harmony between tradition and progress. The relationship between Islam and the West includes centuries of co-existence and cooperation, but also conflict and religious wars.

Thank you very much everybody.