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Anger over welfare and affirmative action helped forge the Reagan Coalition. And throughout history, Islam has demonstrated through words and deeds the possibilities of religious tolerance and racial equality. The Holy Koran teaches that whoever kills an innocent, it is as if he has killed all mankind; and whoever saves a person, it is as if he has saved all mankind. I have made it clear to the Iraqi people that we pursue no bases, and no claim on their territory or resources. The Arab-Israeli conflict should no longer be used to distract the people of Arab nations from other problems.
I am married to a black American who carries within her the blood of slaves and slaveowners - an inheritance we pass on to our two precious daughters. I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters deserve to visit the person they love in the hospital and to live lives free of discrimination.
That among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This is not to say that race has not been an issue in the campaign.
My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. And we will do so in partnership with Muslim communities which are also threatened.
And so they need an assurance that somebody out there cares about them, is listening to them - that they are not just destined to travel down that long road toward nothingness. It is on your lips and in your heart. 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. I know there has been controversy about the promotion of democracy in recent years, and much of this controversy is connected to the war in Iraq.
God bless you.