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Now even as we speak, there are those who are preparing to divide us, the spin masters, the negative ad peddlers who embrace the politics of anything goes. But that same principle must apply to Muslim perceptions of America. When one nation pursues a nuclear weapon, the risk of nuclear attack rises for all nations. The fifth issue that we must address together is religious freedom.
If there is a child on the south side of Chicago who can't read, that matters to me, even if it's not my child. The hope of a young naval lieutenant bravely patrolling the Mekong Delta. And this restlessness - this search for meaning - is familiar to me. I learned that my sins could be redeemed. And we cannot ignore the very real concerns of Americans who are not worried about illegal immigration because they are racist or xenophobic, but because they fear it will result in lower wages when they're already struggling to raise their families. This last point is important because there are some who advocate for democracy only when they are out of power; once in power, they are ruthless in suppressing the rights of others.
Religious leaders like my friends Rev. Jim Wallis and Rabbi David Saperstein and Nathan Diament are working for justice and fighting for change. Politicians routinely exploited fears of crime for their own electoral ends. I'll invest in early childhood education. Because one of the things that we have to change in our politics is the idea that people cannot disagree without challenging each other's character and patriotism.
We coach Little League in the Blue States and yes, we've got some gay friends in the Red States. But by the time he was a young adult, he was an atheist. But we shouldn't use our humility as an excuse for inaction. And occasionally it finds voice in the church on Sunday morning, in the pulpit and in the pews. For over two decades, he's subscribed to that old, discredited Republican philosophy - give more and more to those with the most and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else. You see, we Democrats have a very different measure of what constitutes progress in this country.
And as I listened to him explain why he'd enlisted, the absolute faith he had in our country and its leaders, his devotion to duty and service, I thought this young man was all that any of us might hope for in a child. But we also know our conscience cannot rest so long as the war goes on in Iraq. In the middle of the Cold War, the United States played a role in the overthrow of a democratically-elected Iranian government.
Thank you.