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His values - and his record - affirm what is best in us. I'd been inspired by the civil rights movement - by all the clear-eyed, straight-backed, courageous young people who'd boarded buses and traveled down South to march and sit at lunch counters, and lay down their lives in some cases for freedom. But what my former pastor too often failed to understand is that embarking on a program of self-help also requires a belief that society can change. No single speech can eradicate years of mistrust, nor can I answer in the time that I have all the complex questions that brought us to this point. That is why we welcome efforts like Saudi Arabian King Abdullah's Interfaith dialogue and Turkey's leadership in the Alliance of Civilizations. I know that for many, the face of globalization is contradictory.
My mother, whose parents were non-practicing Baptists and Methodists, was one of the most spiritual souls I ever knew. But it does find voice in the barbershop or around the kitchen table.
Hall in East Moline, Ill.. Consensus and compromise will not come easy.
And that man is John Kerry. Out of work? Tough luck. I do so recognizing that change cannot happen overnight.
He contains within him the contradictions - the good and the bad - of the community that he has served diligently for so many years. Many bring up a specific issue. These are the Americans that I know.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.