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It was because of these newfound understandings that I was finally able to walk down the aisle of Trinity one day and affirm my Christian faith. It's a war I'm proud I opposed from the start - a war that should never have been authorized and never been waged.
And fellow Americans, Democrats, Republicans, Independents - I say to you tonight: we have more work to do. And as I listened to him explain why he'd enlisted, the absolute faith he had in our country and its leaders, his devotion to duty and service, I thought this young man was all that any of us might hope for in a child. The Bush-McCain foreign policy has squandered the legacy that generations of Americans - Democrats and Republicans - have built, and we are here to restore that legacy. I will end this war in Iraq responsibly, and finish the fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan. 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. The dream of opportunity for all people has not come true for everyone in America, but its promise exists for all who come to our shores - that includes nearly seven million American Muslims in our country today who enjoy incomes and education that are higher than average.
I'm hearing from evangelicals who may not agree with progressives on every issue but agree that poverty has no place in a world of plenty; that hate has no place in the hearts of believers; and that we all have to be good stewards of God's creations. This is the reality in which Reverend Wright and other African-Americans of his generation grew up. Now let there be no doubt. Washington's been talking about our oil addiction for the last thirty years, and John McCain has been there for twenty-six of them. These are not opinions to be debated; these are facts to be dealt with. It is time for us to act on what everyone knows to be true.
If there's an Arab American family being rounded up without benefit of an attorney or due process, that threatens my civil liberties. In the end, that's what this election is about. America! Tonight, if you feel the same energy that I do, if you feel the same urgency that I do, if you feel the same passion I do, if you feel the same hopefulness that I do - if we do what we must do, then I have no doubts that all across the country, from Florida to Oregon, from Washington to Maine, the people will rise up in November, and John Kerry will be sworn in as president, and John Edwards will be sworn in as vice president, and this country will reclaim its promise, and out of this long political darkness a brighter day will come. This is where we are right now. And that's what we have to restore. This is important because no development strategy can be based only upon what comes out of the ground, nor can it be sustained while young people are out of work.
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. The children of America are not those kids, they are our kids, and we will not let them fall behind in a 21st century economy. It's a belief that pulsed in the cradle of civilization, and that still beats in the heart of billions.
Thank you, and God bless America.