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There is a young, twenty-three year old white woman named Ashley Baia who organized for our campaign in Florence, South Carolina. And because she had to miss days of work, she was let go and lost her health care. That's why I stand here tonight. This country of ours has more wealth than any nation, but that's not what makes us rich. Make no mistake: we do not want to keep our troops in Afghanistan. And we will also expand partnerships with Muslim communities to promote child and maternal health.
King delivered his prayer for our country. Because it's not who we are. Given our interdependence, any world order that elevates one nation or group of people over another will inevitably fail.
He strengthened my faith, officiated my wedding, and baptized my children. Not once in my conversations with him have I heard him talk about any ethnic group in derogatory terms, or treat whites with whom he interacted with anything but courtesy and respect. And just as we keep our keep our promise to the next generation here at home, so must we keep America's promise abroad. They could've heard words of anger and discord. For we have learned from recent experience that when a financial system weakens in one country, prosperity is hurt everywhere.
They're deciding that their work, their possessions, their diversions, their sheer busyness, is not enough. 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. And today, we import triple the amount of oil as the day that Senator McCain took office. Now is the time to change our bankruptcy laws, so that your pensions are protected ahead of CEO bonuses; and the time to protect Social Security for future generations. The reality of gun ownership may be different for hunters in rural Ohio than for those plagued by gang-violence in Cleveland, but don't tell me we can't uphold the Second Amendment while keeping AK-47s out of the hands of criminals.
It requires all Americans to realize that your dreams do not have to come at the expense of my dreams; that investing in the health, welfare, and education of black and brown and white children will ultimately help all of America prosper. In the face of that young student who sleeps just three hours before working the night shift, I think about my mom, who raised my sister and me on her own while she worked and earned her degree; who once turned to food stamps but was still able to send us to the best schools in the country with the help of student loans and scholarships. When John McCain said we could just "muddle through" in Afghanistan, I argued for more resources and more troops to finish the fight against the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11, and made clear that we must take out Osama bin Laden and his lieutenants if we have them in our sights. As a young man, I worked in Chicago communities where many found dignity and peace in their Muslim faith. The United States has been one of the greatest sources of progress that the world has ever known. People in every country should be free to choose and live their faith based upon the persuasion of the mind, heart, and soul.
Thank you very much everybody.