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They know we can do better. The document they produced was eventually signed but ultimately unfinished. Ours is a promise that says government cannot solve all our problems, but what it should do is that which we cannot do for ourselves - protect us from harm and provide every child a decent education; keep our water clean and our toys safe; invest in new schools and new roads and new science and technology. And I will not settle for an America where some kids don't have that chance. We are the party of Kennedy. This same story can be told by people from South Africa to South Asia; from Eastern Europe to Indonesia.
Not just with words, but with deeds - by investing in our schools and our communities; by enforcing our civil rights laws and ensuring fairness in our criminal justice system; by providing this generation with ladders of opportunity that were unavailable for previous generations. The children of America are not those kids, they are our kids, and we will not let them fall behind in a 21st century economy. She sought out allies in her fight against injustice. 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. They could've heard words of anger and discord.
They imagined me going to the best schools in the land, even though they weren't rich, because in a generous America you don't have to be rich to achieve your potential. More to do for the young woman in East St. And throughout history, Islam has demonstrated through words and deeds the possibilities of religious tolerance and racial equality. I know that for many, the face of globalization is contradictory. Countries like Japan and South Korea grew their economies while maintaining distinct cultures.
I thought of the 900 men and women - sons and daughters, husbands and wives, friends and neighbors, who won't be returning to their own hometowns. My father, who I didn't know, returned to Kenya when I was just two. Not this time. This history is well known.
I chose to run for the presidency at this moment in history because I believe deeply that we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together - unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have different stories, but we hold common hopes; that we may not look the same and we may not have come from the same place, but we all want to move in the same direction - towards a better future for of children and our grandchildren. The times are too serious, the stakes are too high for this same partisan playbook. It is easier to blame others than to look inward; to see what is different about someone than to find the things we share.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.