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We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the Red States. In the end, that's what this election is about. And I will restore our moral standing, so that America is once again that last, best hope for all who are called to the cause of freedom, who long for lives of peace, and who yearn for a better future. We cannot walk alone. Finally, I want to discuss economic development and opportunity. There need not be contradiction between development and tradition.
Our government should work for us, not against us. Given our interdependence, any world order that elevates one nation or group of people over another will inevitably fail. Rather than remain trapped in the past, I have made it clear to Iran's leaders and people that my country is prepared to move forward. Without these ingredients, elections alone do not make true democracy.
And when the first Muslim-American was recently elected to Congress, he took the oath to defend our Constitution using the same Holy Koran that one of our Founding Fathers - Thomas Jefferson - kept in his personal library. These things we share.
But my grandfather had larger dreams for his son. And the lack of basic services in so many urban black neighborhoods - parks for kids to play in, police walking the beat, regular garbage pick-up and building code enforcement - all helped create a cycle of violence, blight and neglect that continue to haunt us. Michelle and I are only here tonight because we were given a chance at an education. I know there has been controversy about the promotion of democracy in recent years, and much of this controversy is connected to the war in Iraq.
Politicians routinely exploited fears of crime for their own electoral ends. For the African-American community, that path means embracing the burdens of our past without becoming victims of our past. We are a better country than this. I believe that as hard as it will be, the change we need is coming. But it should be their choice.
Thank you very much everybody.