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I stand here today, grateful for the diversity of my heritage, aware that my parents' dreams live on in my two precious daughters. Clearly, the past 50 years have not weakened your resolve as faithful witnesses of the gospel. More of you have cars you can't afford to drive, credit card bills you can't afford to pay, and tuition that's beyond your reach. You can't truly stand up for Georgia when you've strained our oldest alliances.
And they want that choice. The hope of a skinny kid with a funny name who believes that America has a place for him, too. Yet what we also understand is that our values should express themselves not just through our churches or synagogues, temples or mosques; they should express themselves through our government. It's not consistent with our traditions of justice and fairness. For the African-American community, that path means embracing the burdens of our past without becoming victims of our past. Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.
John Kerry believes in energy independence, so we aren't held hostage to the profits of oil companies, or the sabotage of foreign oil fields. King's birthday at his home church, Ebenezer Baptist, in Atlanta. Change means a tax code that doesn't reward the lobbyists who wrote it, but the American workers and small businesses who deserve it.
I learned that my sins could be redeemed. 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 in the weeks ahead, I look forward to debating them with John McCain. We meet at a time of tension between the United States and Muslims around the world - tension rooted in historical forces that go beyond any current policy debate. Words alone cannot meet the needs of our people.
I've gone to some of the best schools in America and lived in one of the world's poorest nations. We can dismiss Reverend Wright as a crank or a demagogue, just as some have dismissed Geraldine Ferraro, in the aftermath of her recent statements, as harboring some deep-seated racial bias. Because we reject the same thing that people of all faiths reject: the killing of innocent men, women, and children. This last point is important because there are some who advocate for democracy only when they are out of power; once in power, they are ruthless in suppressing the rights of others.
God bless you.