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I get it. The fourth issue that I will address is democracy.
We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the Red States. They're deciding that their work, their possessions, their diversions, their sheer busyness, is not enough. Our trials and triumphs became at once unique and universal, black and more than black; in chronicling our journey, the stories and songs gave us a means to reclaim memories that we didn't need to feel shame about...memories that all people might study and cherish - and with which we could start to rebuild." Because for two hundred and thirty two years, at each moment when that promise was in jeopardy, ordinary men and women - students and soldiers, farmers and teachers, nurses and janitors - found the courage to keep it alive.
His values - and his record - affirm what is best in us. Now let me be clear.
More to do for the father that I met who was losing his job and choking back the tears, wondering how he would pay $4,500 a month for the drugs his son needs without the health benefits that he counted on. And today, whenever I find myself feeling doubtful or cynical about this possibility, what gives me the most hope is the next generation - the young people whose attitudes and beliefs and openness to change have already made history in this election. She did this for a year until her mom got better, and she told everyone at the roundtable that the reason she joined our campaign was so that she could help the millions of other children in the country who want and need to help their parents too. Theirs are the stories that shaped me. That experience guides my conviction that partnership between America and Islam must be based on what Islam is, not what it isn't.
For alongside our famous individualism, there's another ingredient in the American saga. But I also get the sense that there's a hunger that's deeper than that - a hunger that goes beyond any single cause or issue. In the white community, the path to a more perfect union means acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just exist in the minds of black people; that the legacy of discrimination - and current incidents of discrimination, while less overt than in the past - are real and must be addressed. Anyway, Ashley finishes her story and then goes around the room and asks everyone else why they're supporting the campaign. If you don't, you'll be able to get the same kind of coverage that members of Congress give themselves. I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions.
Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.