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Part of it's because of the so-called leaders of the Christian Right, who've been all too eager to exploit what divides us. In the face of that young student who sleeps just three hours before working the night shift, I think about my mom, who raised my sister and me on her own while she worked and earned her degree; who once turned to food stamps but was still able to send us to the best schools in the country with the help of student loans and scholarships. I'll recruit an army of new teachers, and pay them higher salaries and give them more support. But it is clear to all concerned that when it comes to nuclear weapons, we have reached a decisive point.
Imagine Lincoln's Second Inaugural without its reference to "the judgments of the Lord." Or King's "I Have a Dream" speech without its reference to "all of God's children." Or President Kennedy's Inaugural without the words, "here on Earth, God's work must truly be our own." At each of these junctures, by summoning a higher truth and embracing a universal faith, our leaders inspired ordinary people to achieve extraordinary things. That is why I strongly reaffirmed America's commitment to seek a world in which no nations hold nuclear weapons. The issues that I have described will not be easy to address.
It's that folks are hungry for change - they're hungry for something new. And there's another issue we must confront as well. Four years ago, I stood before you and told you my story - of the brief union between a young man from Kenya and a young woman from Kansas who weren't well-off or well-known, but shared a belief that in America, their son could achieve whatever he put his mind to. It will be hard to overcome decades of mistrust, but we will proceed with courage, rectitude and resolve.
They know we can do better. In this election, we offer that choice. That's not what I'm talking about. My mother, whose parents were non-practicing Baptists and Methodists, was one of the most spiritual souls I ever knew. We can play Reverend Wright's sermons on every channel, every day and talk about them from now until the election, and make the only question in this campaign whether or not the American people think that I somehow believe or sympathize with his most offensive words. I believe that as hard as it will be, the change we need is coming.
So it's 1985, and I'm in Chicago, and I'm working with these churches, and with lots of laypeople who are much older than I am. There was even a time when the Christian Coalition determined that its number one legislative priority was tax cuts for the rich. Now, as children of God, we believe in the worth and dignity of every human being; it doesn't matter where that person came from or what documents they have.
Thank you very much everybody.