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This time we want to reject the cynicism that tells us that these kids can't learn; that those kids who don't look like us are somebody else's problem. This time we want to talk about the shuttered mills that once provided a decent life for men and women of every race, and the homes for sale that once belonged to Americans from every religion, every region, every walk of life. Because I've seen it. I do so recognizing that change cannot happen overnight. Suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away.
So let's rededicate ourselves to a new kind of politics - a politics of conscience. Yes, we must provide more ladders to success for young men who fall into lives of crime and despair. And just as it devastates Palestinian families, the continuing humanitarian crisis in Gaza does not serve Israel's security; neither does the continuing lack of opportunity in the West Bank. But we should choose the right path, not just the easy path.
As imperfect as he may be, he has been like family to me. In the end, then, what is called for is nothing more, and nothing less, than what all the world's great religions demand - that we do unto others as we would have them do unto us. Kennedy called our "intellectual and moral strength." Yes, government must lead on energy independence, but each of us must do our part to make our homes and businesses more efficient. Six million Jews were killed - more than the entire Jewish population of Israel today. Those are mutual interests.
Wright deliver a sermon called "The Audacity of Hope." And during the course of that sermon, he introduced me to someone named Jesus Christ. There is real evil and hardship and pain and suffering in the world and we should be humble in our belief that we can eliminate them. On November 4th, we must stand up and say: "Eight is enough." And Democrats, we must also admit that fulfilling America's promise will require more than just money.
Yet what we also understand is that our values should express themselves not just through our churches or synagogues, temples or mosques; they should express themselves through our government. Now, some of you may have heard me talk about the Joshua generation. But race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now. And we will do so in partnership with Muslim communities which are also threatened.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.