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And I found that I recognized in these folks a part of myself. God is still speaking. That anger may not get expressed in public, in front of white co-workers or white friends. We can do that. I have come here to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world; one based upon mutual interest and mutual respect; and one based upon the truth that America and Islam are not exclusive, and need not be in competition. Iraq's sovereignty is its own.
Through hard work and perseverance my father got a scholarship to study in a magical place, America, that shone as a beacon of freedom and opportunity to so many who had come before. And that's what we have to restore. The fear and anger that it provoked was understandable, but in some cases, it led us to act contrary to our ideals. That commitment is at the core of the Treaty, and it must be kept for all who fully abide by it.
He was nominally a Muslim since there were a number of Muslims in the village where he was born. It's not enough, but it's helping. But we shouldn't use our humility as an excuse for inaction. I don't know what kind of lives John McCain thinks that celebrities lead, but this has been mine.
In the end, that's what this election is about. Perhaps somebody told her along the way that the source of her mother's problems were blacks who were on welfare and too lazy to work, or Hispanics who were coming into the country illegally. That's the promise of America - the idea that we are responsible for ourselves, but that we also rise or fall as one nation; the fundamental belief that I am my brother's keeper; I am my sister's keeper.
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. He was nominally a Muslim since there were a number of Muslims in the village where he was born. And in all these ways, they helped make this country more decent and more just. We will all have to make concessions to achieve this. In Washington, they call this the Ownership Society, but what it really means is - you're on your own. There will be many issues to discuss between our two countries, and we are willing to move forward without preconditions on the basis of mutual respect.
God bless you.