The most presidential lorem ipsum in history.
I have brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, uncles and cousins, of every race and every hue, scattered across three continents, and for as long as I live, I will never forget that in no other country on Earth is my story even possible. And today, whenever I find myself feeling doubtful or cynical about this possibility, what gives me the most hope is the next generation - the young people whose attitudes and beliefs and openness to change have already made history in this election. You don't defeat a terrorist network that operates in eighty countries by occupying Iraq. That is not how moral authority is claimed; that is how it is surrendered.
And it offends our conscience. Or, at this moment, in this election, we can come together and say, "Not this time." This time we want to talk about the crumbling schools that are stealing the future of black children and white children and Asian children and Hispanic children and Native American children. So let us agree that patriotism has no party. I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions.
In this election, we offer that choice. I believe we can provide jobs to the jobless, homes to the homeless, and reclaim young people in cities across America from violence and despair. "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. And we are here because we love this country too much to let the next four years look like the last eight. So whatever we think of the past, we must not be prisoners of it.
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. We need a President who can face the threats of the future, not keep grasping at the ideas of the past.
A common dream, born of two continents. King delivered his prayer for our country. I don't know what Bible they're reading, but it doesn't jibe with my version. We measure the strength of our economy not by the number of billionaires we have or the profits of the Fortune 500, but by whether someone with a good idea can take a risk and start a new business, or whether the waitress who lives on tips can take a day off to look after a sick kid without losing her job - an economy that honors the dignity of work. What is that promise? Iraq's sovereignty is its own.
Thank you.