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They know those things. If there's an Arab American family being rounded up without benefit of an attorney or due process, that threatens my civil liberties. And if we can do that - if we can embrace a common destiny - then I believe we'll not just help bring about a more hopeful day in America, we'll not just be caring for our own souls, we'll be doing God's work here on Earth. 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.
Now even as we speak, there are those who are preparing to divide us, the spin masters, the negative ad peddlers who embrace the politics of anything goes. That's not what I'm talking about. It is about preventing a nuclear arms race in the Middle East that could lead this region and the world down a hugely dangerous path. Fear that because of modernity we will lose of control over our economic choices, our politics, and most importantly our identities - those things we most cherish about our communities, our families, our traditions, and our faith.
These are my heroes. "We cannot walk alone," the preacher cried.
Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. It's not enough, but it's helping. But she didn't.
In the following century, men and women of faith waded into the battles over prison reform and temperance, public education and women's rights - and above all, abolition. There was even a time when the Christian Coalition determined that its number one legislative priority was tax cuts for the rich. I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters deserve to visit the person they love in the hospital and to live lives free of discrimination. All of us share this world for but a brief moment in time.
Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.