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That we can participate in the political process without fear of retribution, and that our votes will be counted at least, most of the time. And until we stop the genocide that's being carried out in Darfur as I speak, our conscience cannot rest. These are the Americans that I know. Around the world, the Jewish people were persecuted for centuries, and anti-Semitism in Europe culminated in an unprecedented Holocaust.
God is still speaking. I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community.
These enemies must be found. And so long as we're not doing everything in our personal and collective power to solve them, we know the conscience of our nation cannot rest. They're telling me that their conversation about what it means to be Catholic continues. But we do need to remind ourselves that so many of the disparities that exist in the African-American community today can be directly traced to inequalities passed on from an earlier generation that suffered under the brutal legacy of slavery and Jim Crow. Contrary to the claims of some of my critics, black and white, I have never been so naive as to believe that we can get beyond our racial divisions in a single election cycle, or with a single candidacy - particularly a candidacy as imperfect as my own.
Back home, my grandmother raised their baby and went to work on a bomber assembly line. What we have already achieved gives us hope - the audacity to hope - for what we can and must achieve tomorrow. Indeed, none of us should tolerate these extremists.
The day after Pearl Harbor my grandfather signed up for duty; joined Patton's army, marched across Europe. And for the sake of our economy, our security, and the future of our planet, I will set a clear goal as President: in ten years, we will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East. Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance. And I will host a Summit on Entrepreneurship this year to identify how we can deepen ties between business leaders, foundations and social entrepreneurs in the United States and Muslim communities around the world.
Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.