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I submitted myself to His will, and dedicated myself to discovering His truth and carrying out His works. I am grateful to finish this journey with one of the finest statesmen of our time, a man at ease with everyone from world leaders to the conductors on the Amtrak train he still takes home every night. Out of work? Tough luck. Instead, it is that American spirit - that American promise - that pushes us forward even when the path is uncertain; that binds us together in spite of our differences; that makes us fix our eye not on what is seen, but what is unseen, that better place around the bend.
We measure progress by how many people can find a job that pays the mortgage; whether you can put a little extra money away at the end of each month so you can someday watch your child receive her college diploma. I'll recruit an army of new teachers, and pay them higher salaries and give them more support. Now is the time to change our bankruptcy laws, so that your pensions are protected ahead of CEO bonuses; and the time to protect Social Security for future generations.
In fact, it isn't even past." We do not need to recite here the history of racial injustice in this country. Tonight, I say to the American people, to Democrats and Republicans and Independents across this great land - enough! This moment - this election - is our chance to keep, in the 21st century, the American promise alive. Of course, recognizing our common humanity is only the beginning of our task. The question, now, is not what Iran is against, but rather what future it wants to build. The same is true for the astonishing progress within Muslim-majority countries from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai.
The audacity of hope! In the end, that is God's greatest gift to us, the bedrock of this nation. On the other end, we've heard my former pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, use incendiary language to express views that have the potential not only to widen the racial divide, but views that denigrate both the greatness and the goodness of our nation; that rightly offend white and black alike. But we do need to remind ourselves that so many of the disparities that exist in the African-American community today can be directly traced to inequalities passed on from an earlier generation that suffered under the brutal legacy of slavery and Jim Crow. Talk show hosts and conservative commentators built entire careers unmasking bogus claims of racism while dismissing legitimate discussions of racial injustice and inequality as mere political correctness or reverse racism. The times are too serious, the stakes are too high for this same partisan playbook. 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.
But I've got news for them, too. But they have helped shape the political landscape for at least a generation. And Ashley said that when she was nine years old, her mother got cancer. Although I believe that the Iraqi people are ultimately better off without the tyranny of Saddam Hussein, I also believe that events in Iraq have reminded America of the need to use diplomacy and build international consensus to resolve our problems whenever possible. This tolerance is essential for religion to thrive, but it is being challenged in many different ways. And we will match promising Muslim students with internships in America; invest in on-line learning for teachers and children around the world; and create a new online network, so a teenager in Kansas can communicate instantly with a teenager in Cairo.
Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.