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But my grandfather had larger dreams for his son. Because for two hundred and thirty two years, at each moment when that promise was in jeopardy, ordinary men and women - students and soldiers, farmers and teachers, nurses and janitors - found the courage to keep it alive. Now, many of these plans will cost money, which is why I've laid out how I'll pay for every dime - by closing corporate loopholes and tax havens that don't help America grow. It is easy to point fingers - for Palestinians to point to the displacement brought by Israel's founding, and for Israelis to point to the constant hostility and attacks throughout its history from within its borders as well as beyond. The third source of tension is our shared interest in the rights and responsibilities of nations on nuclear weapons. Now, that must be our work here on Earth.
This country of ours has more wealth than any nation, but that's not what makes us rich. The men and women who gathered there could've heard many things.
While studying here, my father met my mother. So it's 1985, and I'm in Chicago, and I'm working with these churches, and with lots of laypeople who are much older than I am. My faith teaches me that I can sit in church and pray all I want, but I won't be fulfilling God's will unless I go out and do the Lord's work. And finally they come to this elderly black man who's been sitting there quietly the entire time. For part of what has been lost these past eight years can't just be measured by lost wages or bigger trade deficits.
That among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And fellow Americans, Democrats, Republicans, Independents - I say to you tonight: we have more work to do. It is that promise that has always set this country apart - that through hard work and sacrifice, each of us can pursue our individual dreams but still come together as one American family, to ensure that the next generation can pursue their dreams as well.
I'm talking about something more substantial. So whatever we think of the past, we must not be prisoners of it. But that is not yet the case. The sixth issue that I want to address is women's rights.
Thank you very much everybody.