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America! Tonight, if you feel the same energy that I do, if you feel the same urgency that I do, if you feel the same passion I do, if you feel the same hopefulness that I do - if we do what we must do, then I have no doubts that all across the country, from Florida to Oregon, from Washington to Maine, the people will rise up in November, and John Kerry will be sworn in as president, and John Edwards will be sworn in as vice president, and this country will reclaim its promise, and out of this long political darkness a brighter day will come. 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. America will not turn our backs on the legitimate Palestinian aspiration for dignity, opportunity, and a state of their own. America does not presume to know what is best for everyone, just as we would not presume to pick the outcome of a peaceful election.
I am a Christian, but my father came from a Kenyan family that includes generations of Muslims. That is why I ordered the removal of our combat brigades by next August.
At this moment, in this election, we must pledge once more to march into the future. Our problems must be dealt with through partnership; progress must be shared. Among some Muslims, there is a disturbing tendency to measure one's own faith by the rejection of another's.
Our Party has chosen a man to lead us who embodies the best this country has to offer. But somehow, somewhere along the way, faith stopped being used to bring us together and started being used to drive us apart. Michelle and I are only here tonight because we were given a chance at an education. But I will also renew the tough, direct diplomacy that can prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and curb Russian aggression.
We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America. I'm not talking about blind optimism here - the almost willful ignorance that thinks unemployment will go away if we just don't think about it, or the health care crisis will solve itself if we just ignore it. We would be making the same mistake that Reverend Wright made in his offending sermons about America - to simplify and stereotype and amplify the negative to the point that it distorts reality. And just as it devastates Palestinian families, the continuing humanitarian crisis in Gaza does not serve Israel's security; neither does the continuing lack of opportunity in the West Bank. But I also know that human progress cannot be denied.
Thank you very much everybody.