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Four years ago, I stood before you and told you my story - of the brief union between a young man from Kenya and a young woman from Kansas who weren't well-off or well-known, but shared a belief that in America, their son could achieve whatever he put his mind to. Born into poverty? Pull yourself up by your own bootstraps - even if you don't have boots. I will build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century: terrorism and nuclear proliferation; poverty and genocide; climate change and disease. This has bred more fear and mistrust.
They're ready to turn the page on the old politics and the old policies - whether it's the war in Iraq or the health care crisis we're in, or a school system that's leaving too many kids behind despite the slogans. As a young man, I worked in Chicago communities where many found dignity and peace in their Muslim faith.
He's still speaking to our Catholic friends - who are holding up a consistent ethic of life that goes beyond abortion - one that includes a respect for life and dignity whether it's in Iraq, in poor neighborhoods, in African villages or even on death row. In South Carolina, where the Confederate Flag still flies, we built a powerful coalition of African Americans and white Americans. Now let me be clear: issues of women's equality are by no means simply an issue for Islam.
But what we know - what we have seen - is that America can change. To the love of my life, our next First Lady, Michelle Obama, and to Sasha and Malia - I love you so much, and I'm so proud of all of you. And I will not settle for an America where some kids don't have that chance. And we will do so in partnership with Muslim communities which are also threatened.
John Kerry knows this. And when I hear a woman talk about the difficulties of starting her own business, I think about my grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to middle-management, despite years of being passed over for promotions because she was a woman. Too much blood has been shed. This is not simply about America's interests.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.