More of you have lost your homes and even more are watching your home values plummet. Of course, the answer to the slavery question was already embedded within our Constitution - a Constitution that had at is very core the ideal of equal citizenship under the law; a Constitution that promised its people liberty, and justice, and a union that could be and should be perfected over time. Did I strongly disagree with many of his political views? It is not enough to give health care to the sick, or jobs to the jobless, or education to our children. Full transcript of Obama’s ... D-Ill., speaks during a campaign stop in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Perhaps somebody told her along the way that the source of her mother's problems were blacks who were on welfare and too lazy to work, or Hispanics who were coming into the country illegally. But they have helped shape the political landscape for at least a generation. That's what change is. It's a promise that says the market should reward drive and innovation and generate growth, but that businesses should live up to their responsibilities to create American jobs, to look out for American workers, and play by the rules of the road. They are leaders of this party and leaders that America will turn to for years to come. (APPLAUSE). So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other. And yet, it has only been in the last couple of weeks that the discussion of race in this campaign has taken a particularly divisive turn. In South Carolina, where the Confederate Flag still flies, we built a powerful coalition of African Americans and white Americans. But if we do, I can tell you that in the next election, we'll be talking about some other distraction. And because she had to miss days of work, she was let go and lost her health care. But if we do, I can tell you that in the next election, we’ll be talking about some other distraction. But it is where we start. The text of Barack Obama's speech on race in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as prepared for delivery Tue 18 Mar 2008 13.59 EDT "We the people, in order to form a more perfect union." In 2008, Barack Obama addressed racial inequality and the controversy surrounding the Rev. It's that he spoke as if our society was static; as if no progress has been made; as if this country - a country that has made it possible for one of his own members to run for the highest office in the land and build a coalition of white and black; Latino and Asian, rich and poor, young and old - is still irrevocably bound to a tragic past. The road will be long. In my first book, Dreams From My Father, I described the experience of my first service at Trinity: “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! But what you don't deserve is another election that's governed by fear, and innuendo, and division. And then another one. They are anxious about their futures, and feel their dreams slipping away; in an era of stagnant wages and global competition, opportunity comes to be seen as a zero sum game, in which your dreams come at my expense. Why associate myself with Reverend Wright in the first place, they may ask? He simply says to everyone in the room, "I am here because of Ashley.". I would not be running for president if I didn't believe with all my heart that this is what the vast majority of Americans want for this country. It is that promise that's always set this country apart, that through hard work and sacrifice each of us can pursue our individual dreams, but still come together as one American family, to ensure that the next generation can pursue their dreams, as well. We would be making the same mistake that Reverend Wright made in his offending sermons about America - to simplify and stereotype and amplify the negative to the point that it distorts reality. These people are a part of me. But the remarks that have caused this recent firestorm weren't simply controversial. It is only the chance for us to make that change. On one end of the spectrum, we've heard the implication that my candidacy is somehow an exercise in affirmative action; that it's based solely on the desire of wide-eyed liberals to purchase racial reconciliation on the cheap. For the African-American community, that path means embracing the burdens of our past without becoming victims of our past. It's that he spoke as if our society was static; as if no progress has been made; as if this country - a country that has made it possible for one of his own members to run for the highest office in the land and build a coalition of white and black; Latino and Asian, rich and poor, young and old -- is still irrevocably bound to a tragic past. The press has scoured every exit poll for the latest evidence of racial polarization, not just in terms of white and black, but black and brown as well. I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on the train home to Delaware, the vice president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden. God bless you, and may God bless the United States of America. For the men and women of Reverend Wright’s generation, the memories of humiliation and doubt and fear have not gone away; nor has the anger and the bitterness of those years. Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox. There is a young, 23-year-old white woman named Ashley Baia who organised for our campaign in Florence, South Carolina. You didn't do that... You didn't do that because of me or Senator Clinton or anyone else. But it is a story that has seared into my genetic makeup the idea that this nation is more than the sum of its parts — that out of many, we are truly one. At this defining moment, at this defining moment for our nation, we should be proud that our party put forth one of the most talented, qualified field of individuals ever to run for office. They are anxious about their futures, and feel their dreams slipping away; in an era of stagnant wages and global competition, opportunity comes to be seen as a zero sum game, in which your dreams come at my expense. But what I will not do is suggest that the senator takes his positions for political purposes, because one of the things that we have to change in our politics is the idea that people cannot disagree without challenging each other's character and each other's patriotism.

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