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And as a consequence, so did I. What would be needed were Americans in successive generations who were willing to do their part - through protests and struggle, on the streets and in the courts, through a civil war and civil disobedience and always at great risk - to narrow that gap between the promise of our ideals and the reality of their time. And he does not bring up a specific issue. Given our interdependence, any world order that elevates one nation or group of people over another will inevitably fail. The United States does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements.
"If you're organizing churches," they said, "it might be helpful if you went to church once in a while." And I thought, "Well, I guess that makes sense." People are coming together around a simple truth - that we are all connected, that I am my brother's keeper; I am my sister's keeper. Like other black churches, Trinity's services are full of raucous laughter and sometimes bawdy humor. So I've got news for you, John McCain. In Ankara, I made clear that America is not - and never will be - at war with Islam. But I do have an unyielding belief that all people yearn for certain things: the ability to speak your mind and have a say in how you are governed; confidence in the rule of law and the equal administration of justice; government that is transparent and doesn't steal from the people; the freedom to live as you choose.
Go into any inner city neighborhood, and folks will tell you that government alone can't teach our kids to learn - they know that parents have to teach, that children can't achieve unless we raise their expectations and turn off the television sets and eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white. He was a good-looking kid, six two, six three, clear eyed, with an easy smile. If there's a senior citizen somewhere who can't pay for their prescription drugs, and has to choose between medicine and the rent, that makes my life poorer, even if it's not my grandparent. We want to talk about how to bring them home from a war that never should've been authorized and never should've been waged, and we want to talk about how we'll show our patriotism by caring for them, and their families, and giving them the benefits they have earned. Iraq's sovereignty is its own.
But my grandfather had larger dreams for his son. And that it's not enough to just believe this - we have to do our part to make it a reality. The children of America are not those kids, they are our kids, and we will not let them fall behind in a 21st century economy. Perhaps somebody told her along the way that the source of her mother's problems were blacks who were on welfare and too lazy to work, or Hispanics who were coming into the country illegally. The Internet and television can bring knowledge and information, but also offensive sexuality and mindless violence.
Did I know him to be an occasionally fierce critic of American domestic and foreign policy? Of course. I just think he doesn't know. And it is on their behalf that I intend to win this election and keep our promise alive as President of the United States.
Thank you, and God bless America.