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Our trials and triumphs became at once unique and universal, black and more than black; in chronicling our journey, the stories and songs gave us a means to reclaim memories that we didn't need to feel shame about...memories that all people might study and cherish - and with which we could start to rebuild." 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.
Now even as we speak, there are those who are preparing to divide us, the spin masters, the negative ad peddlers who embrace the politics of anything goes. We the people, in order to form a more perfect union." I chose to run for the presidency at this moment in history because I believe deeply that we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together - unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have different stories, but we hold common hopes; that we may not look the same and we may not have come from the same place, but we all want to move in the same direction - towards a better future for of children and our grandchildren. The sixth issue that I want to address is women's rights. But if we choose to be bound by the past, we will never move forward.
He grew up herding goats, went to school in a tin-roof shack. More work to do for the workers I met in Galesburg, Ill., who are losing their union jobs at the Maytag plant that's moving to Mexico, and now are having to compete with their own children for jobs that pay seven bucks an hour. The people I meet - in small towns and big cities, in diners and office parks - they don't expect government to solve all their problems. But we cannot walk away this time. It's a promise I make to my daughters when I tuck them in at night, and a promise that you make to yours - a promise that has led immigrants to cross oceans and pioneers to travel west; a promise that led workers to picket lines, and women to reach for the ballot. We will help Iraq train its Security Forces and develop its economy.
In the end, that's what this election is about. I've been speaking to a lot of churches recently, so it's nice to be speaking to one that's so familiar. It is where our union grows stronger. Not even close.
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. God is still speaking. And just as we keep our keep our promise to the next generation here at home, so must we keep America's promise abroad.
God bless you.