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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. At every opportunity, they've told evangelical Christians that Democrats disrespect their values and dislike their Church, while suggesting to the rest of the country that religious Americans care only about issues like abortion and gay marriage; school prayer and intelligent design. And it's a testament to what we can achieve when good people with strong convictions stand up for their beliefs. This belief comes from my unyielding faith in the decency and generosity of the American people. The first nation to recognize my country was Morocco.
People are coming together around a simple truth - that we are all connected, that I am my brother's keeper; I am my sister's keeper. 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. Not once in my conversations with him have I heard him talk about any ethnic group in derogatory terms, or treat whites with whom he interacted with anything but courtesy and respect. But it also means binding our particular grievances - for better health care, and better schools, and better jobs - to the larger aspirations of all Americans - the white woman struggling to break the glass ceiling, the white man whose been laid off, the immigrant trying to feed his family. This time we want to talk about how the lines in the Emergency Room are filled with whites and blacks and Hispanics who do not have health care; who don't have the power on their own to overcome the special interests in Washington, but who can take them on if we do it together. "We cannot walk alone," the preacher cried.
"I'm here because of Ashley." By itself, that single moment of recognition between that young white girl and that old black man is not enough. That won't keep America safe. Now let me be clear: issues of women's equality are by no means simply an issue for Islam.
So let's rededicate ourselves to a new kind of politics - a politics of conscience. In the white community, the path to a more perfect union means acknowledging that what ails the African-American community does not just exist in the minds of black people; that the legacy of discrimination - and current incidents of discrimination, while less overt than in the past - are real and must be addressed. 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. It will require a renewed sense of responsibility from each of us to recover what John F. They have affiliates in many countries and are trying to expand their reach. The people of the world can live together in peace.
It's that folks are hungry for change - they're hungry for something new. Well it's time for them to own their failure. Each nation gives life to this principle in its own way, grounded in the traditions of its own people.
Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.