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These enemies must be found. I have already condemned, in unequivocal terms, the statements of Reverend Wright that have caused such controversy. She sought out allies in her fight against injustice. This bond is unbreakable. Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance.
That we can tuck in our children at night and know that they are fed and clothed and safe from harm. Change happens because the American people demand it - because they rise up and insist on new ideas and new leadership, a new politics for a new time.
They stood on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, as the blows of billy clubs rained down. For many years, Iran has defined itself in part by its opposition to my country, and there is indeed a tumultuous history between us.
The people I meet - in small towns and big cities, in diners and office parks - they don't expect government to solve all their problems. And as I listened to him explain why he'd enlisted, the absolute faith he had in our country and its leaders, his devotion to duty and service, I thought this young man was all that any of us might hope for in a child. It came about as a choice, and not an epiphany. Change means a tax code that doesn't reward the lobbyists who wrote it, but the American workers and small businesses who deserve it. All of us have a responsibility to work for the day when the mothers of Israelis and Palestinians can see their children grow up without fear; when the Holy Land of three great faiths is the place of peace that God intended it to be; when Jerusalem is a secure and lasting home for Jews and Christians and Muslims, and a place for all of the children of Abraham to mingle peacefully together as in the story of Isra, when Moses, Jesus, and Mohammed (peace be upon them) joined in prayer. But all of us must recognize that education and innovation will be the currency of the 21st century, and in too many Muslim communities there remains underinvestment in these areas.
In the end, that's what this election is about. It's a war I'm proud I opposed from the start - a war that should never have been authorized and never been waged. And right here in the UCC, we're hearing from God about what it means to be a welcoming church that holds on to our Christian witness. Did I strongly disagree with many of his political views? Absolutely - just as I'm sure many of you have heard remarks from your pastors, priests, or rabbis with which you strongly disagreed.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.