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Segregated schools were, and are, inferior schools; we still haven't fixed them, fifty years after Brown v. "I'm here because of Ashley." By itself, that single moment of recognition between that young white girl and that old black man is not enough. Iraq's sovereignty is its own. It is about preventing a nuclear arms race in the Middle East that could lead this region and the world down a hugely dangerous path. On education, we will expand exchange programs, and increase scholarships, like the one that brought my father to America, while encouraging more Americans to study in Muslim communities.
I thought of the families I've met who were struggling to get by without a loved one's full income, or whose loved ones had returned with a limb missing or nerves shattered, but who still lacked long-term health benefits because they were Reservists. Imagine Lincoln's Second Inaugural without its reference to "the judgments of the Lord." Or King's "I Have a Dream" speech without its reference to "all of God's children." Or President Kennedy's Inaugural without the words, "here on Earth, God's work must truly be our own." At each of these junctures, by summoning a higher truth and embracing a universal faith, our leaders inspired ordinary people to achieve extraordinary things. And there's another issue we must confront as well. She's the one who put off buying a new car or a new dress for herself so that I could have a better life. They could've heard words of anger and discord. Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.
Nor is it beyond the sea. But we do need to remind ourselves that so many of the disparities that exist in the African-American community today can be directly traced to inequalities passed on from an earlier generation that suffered under the brutal legacy of slavery and Jim Crow. On economic development, we will create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries.
I can assure you it is not. And occasionally it finds voice in the church on Sunday morning, in the pulpit and in the pews. And finally they come to this elderly black man who's been sitting there quietly the entire time.
These are some of the challenges that test our conscience - as Americans and people of faith. At the same time, Israelis must acknowledge that just as Israel's right to exist cannot be denied, neither can Palestine's. And we will match promising Muslim students with internships in America; invest in on-line learning for teachers and children around the world; and create a new online network, so a teenager in Kansas can communicate instantly with a teenager in Cairo.
Thank you.