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But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a slight change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life, and that the doors of opportunity remain open to all. They are full of dancing, clapping, screaming and shouting that may seem jarring to the untrained ear. They've worked hard all their lives, many times only to see their jobs shipped overseas or their pension dumped after a lifetime of labor. And in exchange, I'll ask for higher standards and more accountability. So let there be no doubt: Islam is a part of America. Around the world, the Jewish people were persecuted for centuries, and anti-Semitism in Europe culminated in an unprecedented Holocaust.
And when these battles were overtaken by others and when the wars they opposed were waged and won, these faithful foot soldiers for justice kept marching. 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. I have made it clear to the Iraqi people that we pursue no bases, and no claim on their territory or resources. But privately, many Muslims recognize that Israel will not go away.
It's been several months now since I announced I was running for president. But the truth is, that isn't all that I know of the man. 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. Now Ashley might have made a different choice. I do not believe that women must make the same choices as men in order to be equal, and I respect those women who choose to live their lives in traditional roles. All these things must be done in partnership.
But my journey is part of a larger journey - one shared by all who've ever sought to apply the values of their faith to our society. Politicians routinely exploited fears of crime for their own electoral ends. And finally they come to this elderly black man who's been sitting there quietly the entire time. He does not say that he was there because of Barack Obama. When John McCain said we could just "muddle through" in Afghanistan, I argued for more resources and more troops to finish the fight against the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11, and made clear that we must take out Osama bin Laden and his lieutenants if we have them in our sights. The Arab-Israeli conflict should no longer be used to distract the people of Arab nations from other problems.
While studying here, my father met my mother. And they, too, had big dreams for their daughter. We have real enemies in the world. I didn't fall out in church, as folks sometimes do. I will cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95% of all working families. We know that is God's vision.
Thank you.