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I've been speaking to a lot of churches recently, so it's nice to be speaking to one that's so familiar. But we shouldn't use our humility as an excuse for inaction. I chose to run for the presidency at this moment in history because I believe deeply that we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together - unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have different stories, but we hold common hopes; that we may not look the same and we may not have come from the same place, but we all want to move in the same direction - towards a better future for of children and our grandchildren. And we will welcome all elected, peaceful governments - provided they govern with respect for all their people.
But somehow, somewhere along the way, faith stopped being used to bring us together and started being used to drive us apart. I have brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, uncles and cousins, of every race and every hue, scattered across three continents, and for as long as I live, I will never forget that in no other country on Earth is my story even possible. Ironically, this quintessentially American - and yes, conservative - notion of self-help found frequent expression in Reverend Wright's sermons. The Holy Koran teaches that whoever kills an innocent, it is as if he has killed all mankind; and whoever saves a person, it is as if he has saved all mankind. So let me be clear: no system of government can or should be imposed upon one nation by any other. And we will welcome all elected, peaceful governments - provided they govern with respect for all their people.
So doing the Lord's work is a thread that's run through our politics since the very beginning. I have brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, uncles and cousins, of every race and every hue, scattered across three continents, and for as long as I live, I will never forget that in no other country on Earth is my story even possible. At this moment, in this election, we must pledge once more to march into the future.
Yes, we must provide more ladders to success for young men who fall into lives of crime and despair. We cannot walk alone. Although I believe that the Iraqi people are ultimately better off without the tyranny of Saddam Hussein, I also believe that events in Iraq have reminded America of the need to use diplomacy and build international consensus to resolve our problems whenever possible. Without these ingredients, elections alone do not make true democracy. I know that for many, the face of globalization is contradictory.
In that time, I've had the chance to talk with Americans all across this country. So one Sunday, I put on one of the few clean jackets I had, and went over to Trinity United Church of Christ on 95th Street on the South Side of Chicago. It will require a renewed sense of responsibility from each of us to recover what John F. On economic development, we will create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries. Now, that must be our work here on Earth.
Thank you, and God bless America.