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We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America. She poured everything she had into me. As a student of history, I also know civilization's debt to Islam.
No single speech can eradicate years of mistrust, nor can I answer in the time that I have all the complex questions that brought us to this point. America's strong bonds with Israel are well known.
She was born in a town on the other side of the world, in Kansas. Louis, and thousands more like her, who has the grades, has the drive, has the will, but doesn't have the money to go to college. But the remarks that have caused this recent firestorm weren't simply controversial. We all put our country first. That is why we are forging service projects in America that bring together Christians, Muslims, and Jews.
And John Kerry believes that in a dangerous world war must be an option sometimes, but it should never be the first option. When one nation pursues a nuclear weapon, the risk of nuclear attack rises for all nations.
I stand here knowing that my story is part of the larger American story, that I owe a debt to all of those who came before me, and that, in no other country on earth, is my story even possible. The skeptical bent of my mind didn't suddenly vanish. They're telling me that their conversation about what it means to be Catholic continues. Not with so much work to be done.
Thank you. And may God's peace be upon you.