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The hope of immigrants setting out for distant shores. And slowly, I came to realize that something was missing as well - that without an anchor for my beliefs, without a commitment to a particular community of faith, at some level I would always remain apart, and alone.
And yet, I know that, on this night, they look down on me with great pride. But we do need to remind ourselves that so many of the disparities that exist in the African-American community today can be directly traced to inequalities passed on from an earlier generation that suffered under the brutal legacy of slavery and Jim Crow. And in exchange, I'll ask for higher standards and more accountability. We may not agree on abortion, but surely we can agree on reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in this country. The issues that I have described will not be easy to address.
E pluribus unum. Individual responsibility and mutual responsibility - that's the essence of America's promise.
Hope in the face of difficulty. My faith teaches me that I can sit in church and pray all I want, but I won't be fulfilling God's will unless I go out and do the Lord's work. On November 4th, we must stand up and say: "Eight is enough." Not even close. But it should be their choice.
But there's a story I want to share that takes place before Moses passed the mantle of leadership on to Joshua. We seek no military bases there.
Thank you.