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A belief in things not seen. That legacy of defeat was passed on to future generations - those young men and increasingly young women who we see standing on street corners or languishing in our prisons, without hope or prospects for the future. We are shaped by every culture, drawn from every end of the Earth, and dedicated to a simple concept: E pluribus unum: "Out of many, one."
My mother, whose parents were non-practicing Baptists and Methodists, was one of the most spiritual souls I ever knew. With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States. There is also one rule that lies at the heart of every religion - that we do unto others as we would have them do unto us.
The day after Pearl Harbor my grandfather signed up for duty; joined Patton's army, marched across Europe. John Edwards calls on us to hope. To the Joshua generation, these challenges seem momentous - and they are.
Four years ago, I stood before you and told you my story - of the brief union between a young man from Kenya and a young woman from Kansas who weren't well-off or well-known, but shared a belief that in America, their son could achieve whatever he put his mind to. Unlike Afghanistan, Iraq was a war of choice that provoked strong differences in my country and around the world.
And yet, I know that, on this night, they look down on me with great pride. They know those things. And Ashley said that when she was nine years old, her mother got cancer. These challenges are not all of government's making. Over seven years ago, the United States pursued al Qaeda and the Taliban with broad international support. 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.
Thank you very much everybody.