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From his heroic service to Vietnam, to his years as a prosecutor and lieutenant governor, through two decades in the United States Senate, he has devoted himself to this country. At every opportunity, they've told evangelical Christians that Democrats disrespect their values and dislike their Church, while suggesting to the rest of the country that religious Americans care only about issues like abortion and gay marriage; school prayer and intelligent design. I'm hearing from progressives who understand that if we want to communicate our hopes and values to Americans, we can't abandon the field of religious discourse. Their experience is the immigrant experience - as far as they're concerned, no one's handed them anything, they've built it from scratch. 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.
Imagine Lincoln's Second Inaugural without its reference to "the judgments of the Lord." Or King's "I Have a Dream" speech without its reference to "all of God's children." Or President Kennedy's Inaugural without the words, "here on Earth, God's work must truly be our own." At each of these junctures, by summoning a higher truth and embracing a universal faith, our leaders inspired ordinary people to achieve extraordinary things. I understand those who protest that some countries have weapons that others do not.
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." That is the world we seek.
Her father worked on oil rigs and farms through most of the Depression. More work to do for the workers I met in Galesburg, Ill., who are losing their union jobs at the Maytag plant that's moving to Mexico, and now are having to compete with their own children for jobs that pay seven bucks an hour. Anyway, Ashley finishes her story and then goes around the room and asks everyone else why they're supporting the campaign. You can't truly stand up for Georgia when you've strained our oldest alliances. They endure the daily humiliations - large and small - that come with occupation. I saw it firsthand as a child in Indonesia, where devout Christians worshiped freely in an overwhelmingly Muslim country.
They know they have to work hard to get ahead - and they want to. Well, I say to them tonight, there is not a liberal America and a conservative America - there is the United States of America. Because I've seen it.
God bless you.