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It's been several months now since I announced I was running for president. And in time, I came to see faith as more than just a comfort to the weary or a hedge against death, but rather as an active, palpable agent in the world and in my own life. And it's a lesson we need to remember today - as members of another Joshua generation. Let me express my thanks to the historic slate of candidates who accompanied me on this journey, and especially the one who traveled the farthest - a champion for working Americans and an inspiration to my daughters and to yours - Hillary Rodham Clinton. She poured everything she had into me. I will rebuild our military to meet future conflicts.
The hope of a millworker's son who dares to defy the odds. I know there is debate about this issue.
And yet, I know that, on this night, they look down on me with great pride. They are moral problems, rooted in both societal indifference and individual callousness - in the imperfections of man. Because it's not who we are. And next week, we'll also hear about those occasions when he's broken with his party as evidence that he can deliver the change that we need. When one nation pursues a nuclear weapon, the risk of nuclear attack rises for all nations. And when innocents in Bosnia and Darfur are slaughtered, that is a stain on our collective conscience.
More to do for the father that I met who was losing his job and choking back the tears, wondering how he would pay $4,500 a month for the drugs his son needs without the health benefits that he counted on. I learned that those things I was too weak to accomplish myself, He would accomplish with me if I placed my trust in Him. They held vigils across this country when four little girls were killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church. But we also know that government initiatives are not enough. Let us find that common stake we all have in one another, and let our politics reflect that spirit as well. The fundamentals we use to measure economic strength are whether we are living up to that fundamental promise that has made this country great - a promise that is the only reason I am standing here tonight.
I was too young to be involved in that movement, but I felt I could play a small part in the continuing battle for justice by helping rebuild some of Chicago's poorest neighborhoods. Instead, it is that American spirit - that American promise - that pushes us forward even when the path is uncertain; that binds us together in spite of our differences; that makes us fix our eye not on what is seen, but what is unseen, that better place around the bend.
Thank you very much everybody.