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Go into the collar counties around Chicago, and people will tell you they don't want their tax money wasted, by a welfare agency or by the Pentagon. And so in that spirit, let me speak as clearly and plainly as I can about some specific issues that I believe we must finally confront together.
But she had a healthy skepticism of religion as an institution. I'd been inspired by the civil rights movement - by all the clear-eyed, straight-backed, courageous young people who'd boarded buses and traveled down South to march and sit at lunch counters, and lay down their lives in some cases for freedom. Throughout the first year of this campaign, against all predictions to the contrary, we saw how hungry the American people were for this message of unity. 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. More of you have lost your homes and even more are watching your home values plummet.
More to do for the young woman in East St. John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded; so instead of offering tax breaks to companies shipping jobs overseas, he offers them to companies creating jobs here at home. The fact is that the comments that have been made and the issues that have surfaced over the last few weeks reflect the complexities of race in this country that we've never really worked through - a part of our union that we have yet to perfect. And we will welcome all elected, peaceful governments - provided they govern with respect for all their people.
Again and again, we've seen him make tough choices when easier ones were available. Let us find that common stake we all have in one another, and let our politics reflect that spirit as well. Threatening Israel with destruction - or repeating vile stereotypes about Jews - is deeply wrong, and only serves to evoke in the minds of Israelis this most painful of memories while preventing the peace that the people of this region deserve. America will align our policies with those who pursue peace, and say in public what we say in private to Israelis and Palestinians and Arabs.
I was too young to be involved in that movement, but I felt I could play a small part in the continuing battle for justice by helping rebuild some of Chicago's poorest neighborhoods. And yet, to wish away the resentments of white Americans, to label them as misguided or even racist, without recognizing they are grounded in legitimate concerns - this too widens the racial divide, and blocks the path to understanding. It should ensure opportunity not just for those with the most money and influence, but for every American who's willing to work. We need a President who can face the threats of the future, not keep grasping at the ideas of the past. Americans are ready to join with citizens and governments; community organizations, religious leaders, and businesses in Muslim communities around the world to help our people pursue a better life. It's a belief that pulsed in the cradle of civilization, and that still beats in the heart of billions.
God bless you.