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John Kerry calls on us to hope. But the anger is real; it is powerful; and to simply wish it away, to condemn it without understanding its roots, only serves to widen the chasm of misunderstanding that exists between the races. Tomorrow, I will visit Buchenwald, which was part of a network of camps where Jews were enslaved, tortured, shot and gassed to death by the Third Reich.
They must be pursued - and they must be defeated. 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.
Our conscience cannot rest until we not only secure our borders, but give the 12 million undocumented immigrants in this country a chance to earn their citizenship by paying a fine and waiting in line behind all those who came here legally. But the truth is, that isn't all that I know of the man. We are the party of Kennedy. We meet at a time of tension between the United States and Muslims around the world - tension rooted in historical forces that go beyond any current policy debate.
Because next week, in Minnesota, the same party that brought you two terms of George Bush and Dick Cheney will ask this country for a third. Because we reject the same thing that people of all faiths reject: the killing of innocent men, women, and children.
Go into the collar counties around Chicago, and people will tell you they don't want their tax money wasted, by a welfare agency or by the Pentagon. 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. In Washington, they call this the Ownership Society, but what it really means is - you're on your own.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.