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We can dismiss Reverend Wright as a crank or a demagogue, just as some have dismissed Geraldine Ferraro, in the aftermath of her recent statements, as harboring some deep-seated racial bias. You're on your own. And Democrats, we must also admit that fulfilling America's promise will require more than just money. This is not simply about America's interests.
Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. I'm hearing from progressives who understand that if we want to communicate our hopes and values to Americans, we can't abandon the field of religious discourse. America, now is not the time for small plans. The Holy Koran teaches that whoever kills an innocent, it is as if he has killed all mankind; and whoever saves a person, it is as if he has saved all mankind.
Hope in the face of uncertainty. In the white community, the path to a more perfect union means acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just exist in the minds of black people; that the legacy of discrimination - and current incidents of discrimination, while less overt than in the past - are real and must be addressed. These challenges are not all of government's making. No single nation should pick and choose which nations hold nuclear weapons.
Clearly, the past 50 years have not weakened your resolve as faithful witnesses of the gospel. With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States. Instead, it is that American spirit - that American promise - that pushes us forward even when the path is uncertain; that binds us together in spite of our differences; that makes us fix our eye not on what is seen, but what is unseen, that better place around the bend. Too many tears have flowed.
And so long as we're not doing everything in our personal and collective power to solve them, we know the conscience of our nation cannot rest. We believe that everyone, everywhere should be loved, and given the chance to work, and raise a family. These are some of the challenges that test our conscience - as Americans and people of faith. 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. No health care? The market will fix it. And now is the time to keep the promise of equal pay for an equal day's work, because I want my daughters to have exactly the same opportunities as your sons.
Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.