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Many bring up a specific issue. We measure progress in the 23 million new jobs that were created when Bill Clinton was President - when the average American family saw its income go up $7,500 instead of down $2,000 like it has under George Bush. Change means a tax code that doesn't reward the lobbyists who wrote it, but the American workers and small businesses who deserve it. And it is that promise that forty five years ago today, brought Americans from every corner of this land to stand together on a Mall in Washington, before Lincoln's Memorial, and hear a young preacher from Georgia speak of his dream. 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.
He contains within him the contradictions - the good and the bad - of the community that he has served diligently for so many years. That's the change we need right now. Don't tell me that Democrats won't keep us safe. The Bush-McCain foreign policy has squandered the legacy that generations of Americans - Democrats and Republicans - have built, and we are here to restore that legacy. But my personal story is not so unique. But we should choose the right path, not just the easy path.
They're ready to turn the page on the old politics and the old policies - whether it's the war in Iraq or the health care crisis we're in, or a school system that's leaving too many kids behind despite the slogans. And then another one. And nothing will change. She's the one who taught me about hard work. It's been about you. Too much blood has been shed.
And it is my first duty as President to protect the American people. Likewise, many Israelis recognize the need for a Palestinian state. Those are not just American ideas, they are human rights, and that is why we will support them everywhere.
For the African-American community, that path means embracing the burdens of our past without becoming victims of our past. This last point is important because there are some who advocate for democracy only when they are out of power; once in power, they are ruthless in suppressing the rights of others.
Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.