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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. But she had a healthy skepticism of religion as an institution. Let us be our brother's keeper, Scripture tells us. They could've been told to succumb to the fear and frustration of so many dreams deferred. These needs will be met only if we act boldly in the years ahead; and if we understand that the challenges we face are shared, and our failure to meet them will hurt us all.
If there's an Arab American family being rounded up without benefit of an attorney or due process, that threatens my civil liberties. My mother, whose parents were non-practicing Baptists and Methodists, was one of the most spiritual souls I ever knew. And it's a testament to what we can achieve when good people with strong convictions stand up for their beliefs. But we must also admit that programs alone can't replace parents; that government can't turn off the television and make a child do her homework; that fathers must take more responsibility for providing the love and guidance their children need. So let us agree that patriotism has no party.
I suppose the politically safe thing would be to move on from this episode and just hope that it fades into the woodwork. Theirs are the stories that shaped me.
I have made a solemn pledge that I will sign a universal health care bill into law by the end of my first term as president that will cover every American and cut the cost of a typical family's premiums by up to $2500 a year. This last point is important because there are some who advocate for democracy only when they are out of power; once in power, they are ruthless in suppressing the rights of others. Those are mutual interests.
Of course, the answer to the slavery question was already embedded within our Constitution - a Constitution that had at is very core the ideal of equal citizenship under the law; a Constitution that promised its people liberty, and justice, and a union that could be and should be perfected over time. This belief comes from my unyielding faith in the decency and generosity of the American people.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.