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They're telling me that their conversation about what it means to be Catholic continues. But they have helped shape the political landscape for at least a generation. He simply says to everyone in the room, "I am here because of Ashley." 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. Tonight, more Americans are out of work and more are working harder for less. More of you have cars you can't afford to drive, credit card bills you can't afford to pay, and tuition that's beyond your reach.
For eighteen long months, you have stood up, one by one, and said enough to the politics of the past. All of us have a responsibility to work for the day when the mothers of Israelis and Palestinians can see their children grow up without fear; when the Holy Land of three great faiths is the place of peace that God intended it to be; when Jerusalem is a secure and lasting home for Jews and Christians and Muslims, and a place for all of the children of Abraham to mingle peacefully together as in the story of Isra, when Moses, Jesus, and Mohammed (peace be upon them) joined in prayer.
Now, as children of God, we believe in the worth and dignity of every human being; it doesn't matter where that person came from or what documents they have. That promise is our greatest inheritance. Moreover, freedom in America is indivisible from the freedom to practice one's religion. Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.
People don't expect government to solve all their problems. I understand you switched venues at considerable expense and inconvenience because of unfair labor practices at the place you were going to be having this synod. We are the party of Roosevelt. That is why we are forging service projects in America that bring together Christians, Muslims, and Jews. This truth transcends nations and peoples - a belief that isn't new; that isn't black or white or brown; that isn't Christian, or Muslim or Jew.
I would not be running for President if I didn't believe with all my heart that this is what the vast majority of Americans want for this country. America, we cannot turn back. It is costly and politically difficult to continue this conflict.
Thank you.