The most presidential lorem ipsum in history.
Our conscience can't rest so long as 37 million Americans are poor and forgotten by their leaders in Washington and by the media elites. For while Senator McCain was turning his sights to Iraq just days after 9/11, I stood up and opposed this war, knowing that it would distract us from the real threats we face. We would gladly bring every single one of our troops home if we could be confident that there were not violent extremists in Afghanistan and Pakistan determined to kill as many Americans as they possibly can. We also know that military power alone is not going to solve the problems in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The hope of a young naval lieutenant bravely patrolling the Mekong Delta. But I have asserted a firm conviction - a conviction rooted in my faith in God and my faith in the American people - that working together we can move beyond some of our old racial wounds, and that in fact we have no choice is we are to continue on the path of a more perfect union. It is not enough to give health care to the sick, or jobs to the jobless, or education to our children. We have the most powerful military on Earth, but that's not what makes us strong.
While studying here, my father met my mother. What would be needed were Americans in successive generations who were willing to do their part - through protests and struggle, on the streets and in the courts, through a civil war and civil disobedience and always at great risk - to narrow that gap between the promise of our ideals and the reality of their time. You see, we Democrats have a very different measure of what constitutes progress in this country. Change happens because the American people demand it - because they rise up and insist on new ideas and new leadership, a new politics for a new time. Without these ingredients, elections alone do not make true democracy.
I was too young to be involved in that movement, but I felt I could play a small part in the continuing battle for justice by helping rebuild some of Chicago's poorest neighborhoods. With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States.
As Commander-in-Chief, I will never hesitate to defend this nation, but I will only send our troops into harm's way with a clear mission and a sacred commitment to give them the equipment they need in battle and the care and benefits they deserve when they come home. But if we see this conflict only from one side or the other, then we will be blind to the truth: the only resolution is for the aspirations of both sides to be met through two states, where Israelis and Palestinians each live in peace and security.
Thank you.