Obama Ipsum

I can assure you it is not. That's why I stand here tonight. And it is that promise that forty five years ago today, brought Americans from every corner of this land to stand together on a Mall in Washington, before Lincoln's Memorial, and hear a young preacher from Georgia speak of his dream. But my personal story is not so unique. But we will support a secure and united Iraq as a partner, and never as a patron.

But I also get the sense that there's a hunger that's deeper than that - a hunger that goes beyond any single cause or issue. In the young people who voted for the first time, and in those who got involved again after a very long time. Threatening Israel with destruction - or repeating vile stereotypes about Jews - is deeply wrong, and only serves to evoke in the minds of Israelis this most painful of memories while preventing the peace that the people of this region deserve.

Yet what we also understand is that our values should express themselves not just through our churches or synagogues, temples or mosques; they should express themselves through our government. A lack of economic opportunity among black men, and the shame and frustration that came from not being able to provide for one's family, contributed to the erosion of black families - a problem that welfare policies for many years may have worsened. He does not say health care or the economy. But I will also renew the tough, direct diplomacy that can prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and curb Russian aggression. We may not agree on abortion, but surely we can agree on reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in this country.

I'm hearing from progressives who understand that if we want to communicate our hopes and values to Americans, we can't abandon the field of religious discourse. And although she can no longer travel, I know that she's watching tonight, and that tonight is her night as well. Theirs are the stories that shaped me. The fifth issue that we must address together is religious freedom.

Now let me be clear. She did this for a year until her mom got better, and she told everyone at the roundtable that the reason she joined our campaign was so that she could help the millions of other children in the country who want and need to help their parents too. 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. Among some Muslims, there is a disturbing tendency to measure one's own faith by the rejection of another's.

God bless you.