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Anger over welfare and affirmative action helped forge the Reagan Coalition. She poured everything she had into me. We have the most powerful military on Earth, but that's not what makes us strong. But that is not yet the case.
People don't expect government to solve all their problems. Even for those blacks who did make it, questions of race, and racism, continue to define their worldview in fundamental ways. And finally they come to this elderly black man who's been sitting there quietly the entire time. I know there are those who dismiss such beliefs as happy talk.
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. God is still speaking. Washington's been talking about our oil addiction for the last thirty years, and John McCain has been there for twenty-six of them. So let us agree that patriotism has no party. But that same principle must apply to Muslim perceptions of America. And it is no coincidence that countries where women are well-educated are far more likely to be prosperous.
We can dismiss Reverend Wright as a crank or a demagogue, just as some have dismissed Geraldine Ferraro, in the aftermath of her recent statements, as harboring some deep-seated racial bias. Now is the time to finally meet our moral obligation to provide every child a world-class education, because it will take nothing less to compete in the global economy. I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters deserve to visit the person they love in the hospital and to live lives free of discrimination. That is the responsibility we have to one another as human beings.
It's that folks are hungry for change - they're hungry for something new. But we cannot walk away this time. And yet, to wish away the resentments of white Americans, to label them as misguided or even racist, without recognizing they are grounded in legitimate concerns - this too widens the racial divide, and blocks the path to understanding. And throughout history, Islam has demonstrated through words and deeds the possibilities of religious tolerance and racial equality. I have made it clear to the Iraqi people that we pursue no bases, and no claim on their territory or resources.
Thank you, and God bless America.