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I believe that we have a righteous wind at our backs and that as we stand on the crossroads of history, we can make the right choices, and meet the challenges that face us. Did I know him to be an occasionally fierce critic of American domestic and foreign policy? Of course. It requires all Americans to realize that your dreams do not have to come at the expense of my dreams; that investing in the health, welfare, and education of black and brown and white children will ultimately help all of America prosper. The situation in Afghanistan demonstrates America's goals, and our need to work together. It is easier to start wars than to end them.
I was too young to be involved in that movement, but I felt I could play a small part in the continuing battle for justice by helping rebuild some of Chicago's poorest neighborhoods. It is a sign of neither courage nor power to shoot rockets at sleeping children, or to blow up old women on a bus.
I learned that everyone's got a sacred story when you take the time to listen. That's why pastors, friends of mine like Rick Warren and T.D. Jakes and organizations like World Vision and Catholic Charities are wielding their enormous influence to confront poverty, HIV/AIDS, and the genocide in Darfur. And when one of his chief advisors - the man who wrote his economic plan - was talking about the anxiety Americans are feeling, he said that we were just suffering from a "mental recession," and that we've become, and I quote, "a nation of whiners." They claim that our insistence on something larger, something firmer and more honest in our public life is just a Trojan Horse for higher taxes and the abandonment of traditional values.
They could've heard words of anger and discord. The fourth issue that I will address is democracy.
As imperfect as he may be, he has been like family to me. These are not opinions to be debated; these are facts to be dealt with. It is time for us to act on what everyone knows to be true. The third source of tension is our shared interest in the rights and responsibilities of nations on nuclear weapons.
God bless you.