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And it puts the lie to the notion that the separation of church and state in America means faith should have no role in public life. And they are a part of America, this country that I love. So long as our relationship is defined by our differences, we will empower those who sow hatred rather than peace, and who promote conflict rather than the cooperation that can help all of our people achieve justice and prosperity.
"And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back." This cycle of suspicion and discord must end. And that is why we are providing more than $2.8 billion to help Afghans develop their economy and deliver services that people depend upon. That is why I ordered the removal of our combat brigades by next August. But it was not violence that won full and equal rights.
Now don't get me wrong. I have a plan that would have already begun redeploying our troops with the goal of bringing all our combat brigades home by March 31st of next year. And yet, it has only been in the last couple of weeks that the discussion of race in this campaign has taken a particularly divisive turn.
If John McCain wants to have a debate about who has the temperament, and judgment, to serve as the next Commander-in-Chief, that's a debate I'm ready to have. I know, too, that Islam has always been a part of America's story.
A belief that there are better days ahead. 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. And occasionally it finds voice in the church on Sunday morning, in the pulpit and in the pews. Let us be our brother's keeper, Scripture tells us. When a new flu infects one human being, all are at risk. But if we see this conflict only from one side or the other, then we will be blind to the truth: the only resolution is for the aspirations of both sides to be met through two states, where Israelis and Palestinians each live in peace and security.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.