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This belief comes from my unyielding faith in the decency and generosity of the American people. 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. I am grateful to finish this journey with one of the finest statesmen of our time, a man at ease with everyone from world leaders to the conductors on the Amtrak train he still takes home every night. That is why I intend to personally pursue this outcome with all the patience that the task requires. And today I am announcing a new global effort with the Organization of the Islamic Conference to eradicate polio.
There was even a time when the Christian Coalition determined that its number one legislative priority was tax cuts for the rich. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother - a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world, but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed by her on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe. That anger is not always productive; indeed, all too often it distracts attention from solving real problems; it keeps us from squarely facing our own complicity in our condition, and prevents the African-American community from forging the alliances it needs to bring about real change. And he does not bring up a specific issue. That is why the U.S.
I've gone to some of the best schools in America and lived in one of the world's poorest nations. Now is the time to finally meet our moral obligation to provide every child a world-class education, because it will take nothing less to compete in the global economy. So don't tell me that Democrats won't defend this country. In the young people who voted for the first time, and in those who got involved again after a very long time. But if we see this conflict only from one side or the other, then we will be blind to the truth: the only resolution is for the aspirations of both sides to be met through two states, where Israelis and Palestinians each live in peace and security. 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.
My father was a foreign student, born and raised in a small village in Kenya. We coach Little League in the Blue States and yes, we've got some gay friends in the Red States. 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.
This belief comes from my unyielding faith in the decency and generosity of the American people. 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. They endure the daily humiliations - large and small - that come with occupation. For many years, Iran has defined itself in part by its opposition to my country, and there is indeed a tumultuous history between us. Rather than remain trapped in the past, I have made it clear to Iran's leaders and people that my country is prepared to move forward. The Talmud tells us: "The whole of the Torah is for the purpose of promoting peace."
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.