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And I heard Reverend Jeremiah A. As such, Reverend Wright's comments were not only wrong but divisive, divisive at a time when we need unity; racially charged at a time when we need to come together to solve a set of monumental problems - two wars, a terrorist threat, a falling economy, a chronic health care crisis and potentially devastating climate change; problems that are neither black or white or Latino or Asian, but rather problems that confront us all. America, we cannot turn back. But this much is clear: governments that protect these rights are ultimately more stable, successful and secure. Now let me be clear: issues of women's equality are by no means simply an issue for Islam.
With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States. No single speech can eradicate years of mistrust, nor can I answer in the time that I have all the complex questions that brought us to this point. Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance. The richness of religious diversity must be upheld - whether it is for Maronites in Lebanon or the Copts in Egypt.
And I found that I recognized in these folks a part of myself. There is real evil and hardship and pain and suffering in the world and we should be humble in our belief that we can eliminate them. And yet words on a parchment would not be enough to deliver slaves from bondage, or provide men and women of every color and creed their full rights and obligations as citizens of the United States. Understanding this reality requires a reminder of how we arrived at this point. In the face of that young student who sleeps just three hours before working the night shift, I think about my mom, who raised my sister and me on her own while she worked and earned her degree; who once turned to food stamps but was still able to send us to the best schools in the country with the help of student loans and scholarships. That is why we are forging service projects in America that bring together Christians, Muslims, and Jews.
The hope of a skinny kid with a funny name who believes that America has a place for him, too. Or, at this moment, in this election, we can come together and say, "Not this time." This time we want to talk about the crumbling schools that are stealing the future of black children and white children and Asian children and Hispanic children and Native American children. So don't tell me that Democrats won't defend this country. So let there be no doubt: Islam is a part of America. When one nation pursues a nuclear weapon, the risk of nuclear attack rises for all nations.
And I will not settle for an America where some kids don't have that chance. You make a big election about small things.
Thank you very much everybody.