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This is the reality in which Reverend Wright and other African-Americans of his generation grew up. Finally, the Arab States must recognize that the Arab Peace Initiative was an important beginning, but not the end of their responsibilities. Meanwhile, the struggle for women's equality continues in many aspects of American life, and in countries around the world.
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. I know there are many - Muslim and non-Muslim - who question whether we can forge this new beginning.
More work to do for the workers I met in Galesburg, Ill., who are losing their union jobs at the Maytag plant that's moving to Mexico, and now are having to compete with their own children for jobs that pay seven bucks an hour. No health care? The market will fix it. It is time for us to act on what everyone knows to be true. It is easier to blame others than to look inward; to see what is different about someone than to find the things we share.
That's why pastors, friends of mine like Rick Warren and T.D. Jakes and organizations like World Vision and Catholic Charities are wielding their enormous influence to confront poverty, HIV/AIDS, and the genocide in Darfur. Let us be our sister's keeper. But the record's clear: John McCain has voted with George Bush ninety percent of the time. It's a promise I make to my daughters when I tuck them in at night, and a promise that you make to yours - a promise that has led immigrants to cross oceans and pioneers to travel west; a promise that led workers to picket lines, and women to reach for the ballot. Many wait in refugee camps in the West Bank, Gaza, and neighboring lands for a life of peace and security that they have never been able to lead. This tolerance is essential for religion to thrive, but it is being challenged in many different ways.
We meet at one of those defining moments - a moment when our nation is at war, our economy is in turmoil, and the American promise has been threatened once more. It's a promise that says each of us has the freedom to make of our own lives what we will, but that we also have the obligation to treat each other with dignity and respect. And despite the costs involved, America's commitment will not weaken.
Thank you.