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Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. That together, our dreams can be one. We also know that military power alone is not going to solve the problems in Afghanistan and Pakistan. America will align our policies with those who pursue peace, and say in public what we say in private to Israelis and Palestinians and Arabs.
We have real enemies in the world. Our conscience can't rest so long as 37 million Americans are poor and forgotten by their leaders in Washington and by the media elites. Yes, we must provide more ladders to success for young men who fall into lives of crime and despair.
They are full of dancing, clapping, screaming and shouting that may seem jarring to the untrained ear. Their experience is the immigrant experience - as far as they're concerned, no one's handed them anything, they've built it from scratch. Not this time. And I will restore our moral standing, so that America is once again that last, best hope for all who are called to the cause of freedom, who long for lives of peace, and who yearn for a better future. We are shaped by every culture, drawn from every end of the Earth, and dedicated to a simple concept: E pluribus unum: "Out of many, one."
But as Americans, we also know that this is a nation of laws, and we cannot have those laws broken when more than 2,000 people cross our borders illegally every day. I know there are those who dismiss such beliefs as happy talk.
They would give me an African name, Barack, or "blessed," believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success. In this election, we offer that choice. And there's another issue we must confront as well. We can recognize the truth that's at the heart of the UCC: that the conversation is not over; that our roles are not defined; that through ancient texts and modern voices, God is still speaking, challenging us to change not just our own lives, but the world around us. He strengthened my faith, officiated my wedding, and baptized my children. Each nation gives life to this principle in its own way, grounded in the traditions of its own people.
Thank you, and God bless America.