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I believe that we can give our middle class relief and provide working families with a road to opportunity. But we shouldn't use our humility as an excuse for inaction. Most working- and middle-class white Americans don't feel that they have been particularly privileged by their race. A nation of whiners? Tell that to the proud auto workers at a Michigan plant who, after they found out it was closing, kept showing up every day and working as hard as ever, because they knew there were people who counted on the brakes that they made. For human history has often been a record of nations and tribes subjugating one another to serve their own interests.
I've gone to some of the best schools in America and lived in one of the world's poorest nations. Because I've seen it. Countries like Japan and South Korea grew their economies while maintaining distinct cultures.
But what we know - what we have seen - is that America can change. Our daughters can contribute just as much to society as our sons, and our common prosperity will be advanced by allowing all humanity - men and women - to reach their full potential.
It came about as a choice, and not an epiphany. This is a problem that's brought together churches and synagogues and mosques and people of all faiths as part of a grassroots movement. God is still speaking. America does not presume to know what is best for everyone, just as we would not presume to pick the outcome of a peaceful election. But I do have an unyielding belief that all people yearn for certain things: the ability to speak your mind and have a say in how you are governed; confidence in the rule of law and the equal administration of justice; government that is transparent and doesn't steal from the people; the freedom to live as you choose. Trade can bring new wealth and opportunities, but also huge disruptions and changing communities.
But we also know that government initiatives are not enough. So I've got news for you, John McCain. And you know what - it's worked before. It's been about you. The enduring faith of over a billion people is so much bigger than the narrow hatred of a few. This history is well known.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.