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John Kerry understands the ideals of community, faith, and service because they've defined his life. These are not whiners. That's the change we need right now. America, we cannot turn back. And despite the costs involved, America's commitment will not weaken. Freedom of religion is central to the ability of peoples to live together.
In the following century, men and women of faith waded into the battles over prison reform and temperance, public education and women's rights - and above all, abolition. And until we stop the genocide that's being carried out in Darfur as I speak, our conscience cannot rest. Now is the time to help families with paid sick days and better family leave, because nobody in America should have to choose between keeping their jobs and caring for a sick child or ailing parent. All of us share this world for but a brief moment in time.
I understand you switched venues at considerable expense and inconvenience because of unfair labor practices at the place you were going to be having this synod. Because it's not who we are. Because we all have the capacity to do justice and show mercy; to treat others with dignity and respect; and to rise above what divides us and come together to meet those challenges we can't meet alone. They weren't simply a religious leader's effort to speak out against perceived injustice. For the men and women of Reverend Wright's generation, the memories of humiliation and doubt and fear have not gone away; nor has the anger and the bitterness of those years. And I will host a Summit on Entrepreneurship this year to identify how we can deepen ties between business leaders, foundations and social entrepreneurs in the United States and Muslim communities around the world.
The audacity of hope! In the end, that is God's greatest gift to us, the bedrock of this nation. And I'm glad to see that. And this helps explain, perhaps, my relationship with Reverend Wright. 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. This is a difficult responsibility to embrace.
And so this will be a difficult debate next week. For many years, Iran has defined itself in part by its opposition to my country, and there is indeed a tumultuous history between us.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.