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We coach Little League in the Blue States and yes, we've got some gay friends in the Red States. Let's come together - Protestant and Catholic, Muslim and Hindu and Jew, believer and non-believer alike. 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. The first issue that we have to confront is violent extremism in all of its forms. And we will welcome all elected, peaceful governments - provided they govern with respect for all their people.
That is the true genius of America - a faith in simple dreams,, an insistence on small miracles. They know we can do better. We may not agree on abortion, but surely we can agree on reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in this country. Because if you don't have any fresh ideas, then you use stale tactics to scare the voters. Islamic culture has given us majestic arches and soaring spires; timeless poetry and cherished music; elegant calligraphy and places of peaceful contemplation. And I want to particularly say this to young people of every faith, in every country - you, more than anyone, have the ability to remake this world.
Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or do we participate in a politics of hope? They're ready to turn the page on the old politics and the old policies - whether it's the war in Iraq or the health care crisis we're in, or a school system that's leaving too many kids behind despite the slogans. This time we want to talk about the fact that the real problem is not that someone who doesn't look like you might take your job; it's that the corporation you work for will ship it overseas for nothing more than a profit.
And slowly, I came to realize that something was missing as well - that without an anchor for my beliefs, without a commitment to a particular community of faith, at some level I would always remain apart, and alone. Today there are 12 million undocumented immigrants in America, most of them working in our communities, attending our churches, and contributing to our country. And yet, it has only been in the last couple of weeks that the discussion of race in this campaign has taken a particularly divisive turn. That legacy of defeat was passed on to future generations - those young men and increasingly young women who we see standing on street corners or languishing in our prisons, without hope or prospects for the future. That's the promise of America - the idea that we are responsible for ourselves, but that we also rise or fall as one nation; the fundamental belief that I am my brother's keeper; I am my sister's keeper. The same is true for the astonishing progress within Muslim-majority countries from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai.
And when these battles were overtaken by others and when the wars they opposed were waged and won, these faithful foot soldiers for justice kept marching. Let us be our brother's keeper, Scripture tells us. We can pounce on some gaffe by a Hillary supporter as evidence that she's playing the race card, or we can speculate on whether white men will all flock to John McCain in the general election regardless of his policies.
Thank you very much everybody.