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The dream of opportunity for all people has not come true for everyone in America, but its promise exists for all who come to our shores - that includes nearly seven million American Muslims in our country today who enjoy incomes and education that are higher than average. It is about preventing a nuclear arms race in the Middle East that could lead this region and the world down a hugely dangerous path.
Given my background, my politics, and my professed values and ideals, there will no doubt be those for whom my statements of condemnation are not enough. And we are here because we love this country too much to let the next four years look like the last eight. These are not whiners. It is easier to start wars than to end them.
I've gone to some of the best schools in America and lived in one of the world's poorest nations. I'll invest in early childhood education. That is what it means to share this world in the 21st century. I know there has been controversy about the promotion of democracy in recent years, and much of this controversy is connected to the war in Iraq. The richness of religious diversity must be upheld - whether it is for Maronites in Lebanon or the Copts in Egypt. There need not be contradiction between development and tradition.
I'm talking about something more substantial. We all put our country first. Our problems must be dealt with through partnership; progress must be shared. Those are not just American ideas, they are human rights, and that is why we will support them everywhere.
At various stages in the campaign, some commentators have deemed me either "too black" or "not black enough." We saw racial tensions bubble to the surface during the week before the South Carolina primary. Did I know him to be an occasionally fierce critic of American domestic and foreign policy? Of course. And that's to be expected. Meanwhile, the struggle for women's equality continues in many aspects of American life, and in countries around the world.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.