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And this restlessness - this search for meaning - is familiar to me. On one end of the spectrum, we've heard the implication that my candidacy is somehow an exercise in affirmative action; that it's based solely on the desire of wide-eyed liberals to purchase racial reconciliation on the cheap. For we have a choice in this country. And in exchange, I'll ask for higher standards and more accountability. And that's to be expected.
Passions fly on immigration, but I don't know anyone who benefits when a mother is separated from her infant child or an employer undercuts American wages by hiring illegal workers. And despite the costs involved, America's commitment will not weaken.
It's what allows us to pursue our individual dreams and yet still come together as one American family. He said that the fundamentals of the economy are strong. I will end this war in Iraq responsibly, and finish the fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan. The sixth issue that I want to address is women's rights.
Instead, they expressed a profoundly distorted view of this country - a view that sees white racism as endemic, and that elevates what is wrong with America above all that we know is right with America; a view that sees the conflicts in the Middle East as rooted primarily in the actions of stalwart allies like Israel, instead of emanating from the perverse and hateful ideologies of radical Islam. And throughout history, Islam has demonstrated through words and deeds the possibilities of religious tolerance and racial equality. When violent extremists operate in one stretch of mountains, people are endangered across an ocean. 9/11 was an enormous trauma to our country. But it should be their choice.
They want a sense of purpose, a narrative arc to their lives. What has also been lost is our sense of common purpose - our sense of higher purpose. Their actions are irreconcilable with the rights of human beings, the progress of nations, and with Islam.
Thank you.