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A belief that we're all connected as one people. These are the policies I will pursue. As the Holy Koran tells us, "Be conscious of God and speak always the truth." That is what I will try to do - to speak the truth as best I can, humbled by the task before us, and firm in my belief that the interests we share as human beings are far more powerful than the forces that drive us apart. To play a role in fulfilling Palestinian aspirations, and to unify the Palestinian people, Hamas must put an end to violence, recognize past agreements, and recognize Israel's right to exist. It is time for us to act on what everyone knows to be true. We will open centers of scientific excellence in Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia, and appoint new Science Envoys to collaborate on programs that develop new sources of energy, create green jobs, digitize records, clean water, and grow new crops.
It's not consistent with our traditions of justice and fairness. And that's what we have to restore. To play a role in fulfilling Palestinian aspirations, and to unify the Palestinian people, Hamas must put an end to violence, recognize past agreements, and recognize Israel's right to exist. America does not presume to know what is best for everyone, just as we would not presume to pick the outcome of a peaceful election.
This time we want to reject the cynicism that tells us that these kids can't learn; that those kids who don't look like us are somebody else's problem. 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.
That's not what I'm talking about. That anger is not always productive; indeed, all too often it distracts attention from solving real problems; it keeps us from squarely facing our own complicity in our condition, and prevents the African-American community from forging the alliances it needs to bring about real change. It was innovation in Muslim communities that developed the order of algebra; our magnetic compass and tools of navigation; our mastery of pens and printing; our understanding of how disease spreads and how it can be healed. government has gone to court to protect the right of women and girls to wear the hijab, and to punish those who would deny it. Around the world, the Jewish people were persecuted for centuries, and anti-Semitism in Europe culminated in an unprecedented Holocaust.
And yet, I know that, on this night, they look down on me with great pride. The profound mistake of Reverend Wright's sermons is not that he spoke about racism in our society. There is a young, twenty-three year old white woman named Ashley Baia who organized for our campaign in Florence, South Carolina. And I will not settle for an America where some kids don't have that chance. These are the policies I will pursue. The Internet and television can bring knowledge and information, but also offensive sexuality and mindless violence.
Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.