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But the truth is, that isn't all that I know of the man. We may not agree on abortion, but surely we can agree on reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in this country.
I believe that we have a righteous wind at our backs and that as we stand on the crossroads of history, we can make the right choices, and meet the challenges that face us. They stood on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, as the blows of billy clubs rained down. This was one of the tasks we set forth at the beginning of this campaign - to continue the long march of those who came before us, a march for a more just, more equal, more free, more caring and more prosperous America. The men and women who serve in our battlefields may be Democrats and Republicans and Independents, but they have fought together and bled together and some died together under the same proud flag. We cannot walk alone. government has gone to court to protect the right of women and girls to wear the hijab, and to punish those who would deny it.
The fact that so many people are surprised to hear that anger in some of Reverend Wright's sermons simply reminds us of the old truism that the most segregated hour in American life occurs on Sunday morning. They have not served a Red America or a Blue America - they have served the United States of America. I am a Christian, but my father came from a Kenyan family that includes generations of Muslims. That does not mean we should ignore sources of tension. But we have a responsibility to join together on behalf of the world we seek - a world where extremists no longer threaten our people, and American troops have come home; a world where Israelis and Palestinians are each secure in a state of their own, and nuclear energy is used for peaceful purposes; a world where governments serve their citizens, and the rights of all God's children are respected.
Because it's not who we are. It is not enough to give health care to the sick, or jobs to the jobless, or education to our children. Instead, it must be a cause for action to help the Palestinian people develop the institutions that will sustain their state; to recognize Israel's legitimacy; and to choose progress over a self-defeating focus on the past. I am emphasizing such investments within my country.
More work to do for the workers I met in Galesburg, Ill., who are losing their union jobs at the Maytag plant that's moving to Mexico, and now are having to compete with their own children for jobs that pay seven bucks an hour. Clearly, the past 50 years have not weakened your resolve as faithful witnesses of the gospel. Did I strongly disagree with many of his political views? Absolutely - just as I'm sure many of you have heard remarks from your pastors, priests, or rabbis with which you strongly disagreed. But the truth is, that isn't all that I know of the man. I love this country, and so do you, and so does John McCain. Many more are simply skeptical that real change can occur.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.