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They know they have to work hard to get ahead - and they want to. 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. That experience guides my conviction that partnership between America and Islam must be based on what Islam is, not what it isn't. So let there be no doubt: the situation for the Palestinian people is intolerable. Likewise, it is important for Western countries to avoid impeding Muslim citizens from practicing religion as they see fit - for instance, by dictating what clothes a Muslim woman should wear. The same is true for the astonishing progress within Muslim-majority countries from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai.
The pundits, the pundits like to slice-and-dice our country into Red States and Blue States; Red States for Republicans, Blue States for Democrats. And it's a lesson we need to remember today - as members of another Joshua generation. That together, our dreams can be one.
John Kerry believes in the Constitutional freedoms that have made our country the envy of the world, and he will never sacrifice our basic liberties, nor use faith as a wedge to divide us. 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. That is why I strongly reaffirmed America's commitment to seek a world in which no nations hold nuclear weapons. But it should be their choice.
My father was a foreign student, born and raised in a small village in Kenya. Again and again, we've seen him make tough choices when easier ones were available. I'm hearing from progressives who understand that if we want to communicate our hopes and values to Americans, we can't abandon the field of religious discourse. And it means taking full responsibility for own lives - by demanding more from our fathers, and spending more time with our children, and reading to them, and teaching them that while they may face challenges and discrimination in their own lives, they must never succumb to despair or cynicism; they must always believe that they can write their own destiny. But what the people heard instead - people of every creed and color, from every walk of life - is that in America, our destiny is inextricably linked. Of course, recognizing our common humanity is only the beginning of our task.
Talk show hosts and conservative commentators built entire careers unmasking bogus claims of racism while dismissing legitimate discussions of racial injustice and inequality as mere political correctness or reverse racism. Much has been made of the fact that an African-American with the name Barack Hussein Obama could be elected President. That is why there is a mosque in every state of our union, and over 1,200 mosques within our borders. Around the world, the Jewish people were persecuted for centuries, and anti-Semitism in Europe culminated in an unprecedented Holocaust.
Thank you, and God bless America.