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They imagined me going to the best schools in the land, even though they weren't rich, because in a generous America you don't have to be rich to achieve your potential. I'll help our auto companies re-tool, so that the fuel-efficient cars of the future are built right here in America. I am aware that some question or justify the events of 9/11. The Arab-Israeli conflict should no longer be used to distract the people of Arab nations from other problems. All these things must be done in partnership.
That's what compromise is about. But it is a story that has seared into my genetic makeup the idea that this nation is more than the sum of its parts - that out of many, we are truly one. This is the reality in which Reverend Wright and other African-Americans of his generation grew up. And although she can no longer travel, I know that she's watching tonight, and that tonight is her night as well.
Let's come together - Protestant and Catholic, Muslim and Hindu and Jew, believer and non-believer alike. I get it. The relationship between Islam and the West includes centuries of co-existence and cooperation, but also conflict and religious wars. This history is well known. That commitment is at the core of the Treaty, and it must be kept for all who fully abide by it.
I believe that we can give our middle class relief and provide working families with a road to opportunity. But it is a story that has seared into my genetic makeup the idea that this nation is more than the sum of its parts - that out of many, we are truly one. 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. I would not be running for President if I didn't believe with all my heart that this is what the vast majority of Americans want for this country. For we have learned from recent experience that when a financial system weakens in one country, prosperity is hurt everywhere. 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.
I learned that everyone's got a sacred story when you take the time to listen. Not once in my conversations with him have I heard him talk about any ethnic group in derogatory terms, or treat whites with whom he interacted with anything but courtesy and respect. They claim that our insistence on something larger, something firmer and more honest in our public life is just a Trojan Horse for higher taxes and the abandonment of traditional values. It's a promise I make to my daughters when I tuck them in at night, and a promise that you make to yours - a promise that has led immigrants to cross oceans and pioneers to travel west; a promise that led workers to picket lines, and women to reach for the ballot. It is agonizing for America to lose our young men and women.
Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.