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So it's 1985, and I'm in Chicago, and I'm working with these churches, and with lots of laypeople who are much older than I am. We see it in the history of Andalusia and Cordoba during the Inquisition.
They must be pursued - and they must be defeated. This was one of the tasks we set forth at the beginning of this campaign - to continue the long march of those who came before us, a march for a more just, more equal, more free, more caring and more prosperous America. What has also been lost is our sense of common purpose - our sense of higher purpose. All of us have a responsibility to work for the day when the mothers of Israelis and Palestinians can see their children grow up without fear; when the Holy Land of three great faiths is the place of peace that God intended it to be; when Jerusalem is a secure and lasting home for Jews and Christians and Muslims, and a place for all of the children of Abraham to mingle peacefully together as in the story of Isra, when Moses, Jesus, and Mohammed (peace be upon them) joined in prayer.
We the people, in order to form a more perfect union." As Commander-in-Chief, I will never hesitate to defend this nation, but I will only send our troops into harm's way with a clear mission and a sacred commitment to give them the equipment they need in battle and the care and benefits they deserve when they come home. When a new flu infects one human being, all are at risk.
We can tackle race only as spectacle - as we did in the OJ trial - or in the wake of tragedy, as we did in the aftermath of Katrina - or as fodder for the nightly news. She had been working to organize a mostly African-American community since the beginning of this campaign, and one day she was at a roundtable discussion where everyone went around telling their story and why they were there. Ours is a promise that says government cannot solve all our problems, but what it should do is that which we cannot do for ourselves - protect us from harm and provide every child a decent education; keep our water clean and our toys safe; invest in new schools and new roads and new science and technology. Part of this conviction is rooted in my own experience. Of course, recognizing our common humanity is only the beginning of our task.
The questions I had didn't magically disappear. America, we are better than these last eight years.
Thank you very much everybody.