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We want to talk about how to bring them home from a war that never should've been authorized and never should've been waged, and we want to talk about how we'll show our patriotism by caring for them, and their families, and giving them the benefits they have earned. King's birthday at his home church, Ebenezer Baptist, in Atlanta. And just as we keep our keep our promise to the next generation here at home, so must we keep America's promise abroad. I've seen it in Illinois, when we provided health care to more children and moved more families from welfare to work. Many wait in refugee camps in the West Bank, Gaza, and neighboring lands for a life of peace and security that they have never been able to lead. There is so much fear, so much mistrust.
In this election, we offer that choice. John McCain likes to say that he'll follow bin Laden to the Gates of Hell - but he won't even go to the cave where he lives. That is what it means to share this world in the 21st century. That is the world we seek.
The hope of a skinny kid with a funny name who believes that America has a place for him, too. We are a better country than this. And I will restore our moral standing, so that America is once again that last, best hope for all who are called to the cause of freedom, who long for lives of peace, and who yearn for a better future. The reality of gun ownership may be different for hunters in rural Ohio than for those plagued by gang-violence in Cleveland, but don't tell me we can't uphold the Second Amendment while keeping AK-47s out of the hands of criminals. Hamas does have support among some Palestinians, but they also have responsibilities. 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.
This year, in this election, we are called to reaffirm our values and our commitments, to hold them against a hard reality and see how we are measuring up, to the legacy of our forbearers, and the promise of future generations. And that it's not enough to just believe this - we have to do our part to make it a reality. This is where we are right now. And I will restore our moral standing, so that America is once again that last, best hope for all who are called to the cause of freedom, who long for lives of peace, and who yearn for a better future. America's strong bonds with Israel are well known. This is important because no development strategy can be based only upon what comes out of the ground, nor can it be sustained while young people are out of work.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.