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I am married to a black American who carries within her the blood of slaves and slaveowners - an inheritance we pass on to our two precious daughters. Countries like Japan and South Korea grew their economies while maintaining distinct cultures.
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. "People began to shout, to rise from their seats and clap and cry out, a forceful wind carrying the reverend's voice up into the rafters....And in that single note - hope! - I heard something else; at the foot of that cross, inside the thousands of churches across the city, I imagined the stories of ordinary black people merging with the stories of David and Goliath, Moses and Pharaoh, the Christians in the lion's den, Ezekiel's field of dry bones. It's been about you. Freedom of religion is central to the ability of peoples to live together. It's a belief that pulsed in the cradle of civilization, and that still beats in the heart of billions.
I submitted myself to His will, and dedicated myself to discovering His truth and carrying out His works. It was stained by this nation's original sin of slavery, a question that divided the colonies and brought the convention to a stalemate until the founders chose to allow the slave trade to continue for at least twenty more years, and to leave any final resolution to future generations. It's not because John McCain doesn't care. But I will also renew the tough, direct diplomacy that can prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and curb Russian aggression. America, we cannot turn back. I am also proud to carry with me the goodwill of the American people, and a greeting of peace from Muslim communities in my country: assalaamu alaykum.
I learned that everyone's got a sacred story when you take the time to listen. He said that our economy has made "great progress" under this President. That does not lessen my commitment, however, to governments that reflect the will of the people. But this much is clear: governments that protect these rights are ultimately more stable, successful and secure. And today I am announcing a new global effort with the Organization of the Islamic Conference to eradicate polio.
John Kerry believes in the Constitutional freedoms that have made our country the envy of the world, and he will never sacrifice our basic liberties, nor use faith as a wedge to divide us. Our trials and triumphs became at once unique and universal, black and more than black; in chronicling our journey, the stories and songs gave us a means to reclaim memories that we didn't need to feel shame about...memories that all people might study and cherish - and with which we could start to rebuild." Because that was the cheapest way to eat.
Thank you.