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I stand here knowing that my story is part of the larger American story, that I owe a debt to all of those who came before me, and that, in no other country on earth, is my story even possible. And we will welcome all elected, peaceful governments - provided they govern with respect for all their people.
John Kerry believes in an America where all Americans can afford the same health coverage our politicians in Washington have for themselves. This country is more decent than one where a woman in Ohio, on the brink of retirement, finds herself one illness away from disaster after a lifetime of hard work. But I will also renew the tough, direct diplomacy that can prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and curb Russian aggression. We did not go by choice, we went because of necessity. This bond is unbreakable.
Not just with words, but with deeds - by investing in our schools and our communities; by enforcing our civil rights laws and ensuring fairness in our criminal justice system; by providing this generation with ladders of opportunity that were unavailable for previous generations. We can accept a politics that breeds division, and conflict, and cynicism. I'll recruit an army of new teachers, and pay them higher salaries and give them more support. Indeed, it suggests the opposite: we must face these tensions squarely.
I believe that we can give our middle class relief and provide working families with a road to opportunity. It should help us, not hurt us. America, we cannot turn back. That is why we will honor our agreement with Iraq's democratically-elected government to remove combat troops from Iraqi cities by July, and to remove all our troops from Iraq by 2012. America's strong bonds with Israel are well known.
No health care? The market will fix it. And that is why we are providing more than $2.8 billion to help Afghans develop their economy and deliver services that people depend upon. Each nation gives life to this principle in its own way, grounded in the traditions of its own people.
Thank you, and God bless America.