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The document they produced was eventually signed but ultimately unfinished. And yet words on a parchment would not be enough to deliver slaves from bondage, or provide men and women of every color and creed their full rights and obligations as citizens of the United States. Throughout the first year of this campaign, against all predictions to the contrary, we saw how hungry the American people were for this message of unity. And then another one. America will not turn our backs on the legitimate Palestinian aspiration for dignity, opportunity, and a state of their own.
After the war, they studied on the G.I. That's not what I'm talking about. The audacity of hope! In the end, that is God's greatest gift to us, the bedrock of this nation. To the love of my life, our next First Lady, Michelle Obama, and to Sasha and Malia - I love you so much, and I'm so proud of all of you.
And he knows that it's not enough for just some of us to prosper. For human history has often been a record of nations and tribes subjugating one another to serve their own interests. That is in Israel's interest, Palestine's interest, America's interest, and the world's interest.
"If you're organizing churches," they said, "it might be helpful if you went to church once in a while." And I thought, "Well, I guess that makes sense." I was raised with the help of a white grandfather who survived a Depression to serve in Patton's Army during World War II and a white grandmother who worked on a bomber assembly line at Fort Leavenworth while he was overseas. In the face of that young student who sleeps just three hours before working the night shift, I think about my mom, who raised my sister and me on her own while she worked and earned her degree; who once turned to food stamps but was still able to send us to the best schools in the country with the help of student loans and scholarships. The fear and anger that it provoked was understandable, but in some cases, it led us to act contrary to our ideals.
But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a slight change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life, and that the doors of opportunity remain open to all. So one Sunday, I put on one of the few clean jackets I had, and went over to Trinity United Church of Christ on 95th Street on the South Side of Chicago. These challenges are not all of government's making. Indeed, none of us should tolerate these extremists.
God bless you.