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Not just with words, but with deeds - by investing in our schools and our communities; by enforcing our civil rights laws and ensuring fairness in our criminal justice system; by providing this generation with ladders of opportunity that were unavailable for previous generations. He said that the fundamentals of the economy are strong. I know there are those who dismiss such beliefs as happy talk.
His values - and his record - affirm what is best in us. 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. And God is still speaking. And yet Al Qaeda chose to ruthlessly murder these people, claimed credit for the attack, and even now states their determination to kill on a massive scale. 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. Americans are ready to join with citizens and governments; community organizations, religious leaders, and businesses in Muslim communities around the world to help our people pursue a better life.
They weren't simply a religious leader's effort to speak out against perceived injustice. Segregated schools were, and are, inferior schools; we still haven't fixed them, fifty years after Brown v. I don't know what kind of lives John McCain thinks that celebrities lead, but this has been mine.
And yet, I know that, on this night, they look down on me with great pride. But then I asked myself: Are we serving Shamus as well as he is serving us? We need to heed the biblical call to care for "the least of these" and lift the poor out of despair. I'll make it easier for the American people to afford these new cars.
And for the sake of our economy, our security, and the future of our planet, I will set a clear goal as President: in ten years, we will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt's advancement. Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.
God bless you.