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now, it is wrong, president johnson said, deadly wrong, to deny any of your fellow americans the right to vote in this country. it's wrong to change our election rules just because of politics. it's wrong to make citizens wait five, six, seven hours just to vote. it's wrong to make a senior citizen who no longer has a driver's license jump through hoops and have to pay money just to exercise the rights sh haez cherished for a lifetime. america did not stand up and did not sacrifice to gain the right to vote for themselves and others only to see it denied to their kids and their grand...

Progress, to suggest as some sometimes do that little has changed, that dishonors the courage and the sacrifice of those who paid the price to march in those years. medgar evers, james cheney, andrew goodman, martin luther king jr., they did not die in vain. their victory was great, but we would dishonor those heroes as well to suggest that the work of this nation is somehow complete. the arc of the moral universe may bend towards justice, but it doesn't bend on its own. to secure the gains this country

Progress, to suggest as some sometimes do that little has changed, that dishonors the courage and the sacrifice of those who paid the price to march in those years. [ applause ] medger evers, james cheney, andrew goodman, michael schwerner, martin luther king jr., they did not die in vain. their victory was great. but we would dishonor those heroes as well to suggest that the work of this nation is somehow complete. the arc of the moral universe may bend towards justice, but it doesn't bend on its own.

Yom kippur one october, it seemed all you had built might be lost, but when the guns fell silent, it was clear the nation of israel lives. as i said in my speech earlier today, this story from slavery to salvation, of overcoming even the most overwhelming odds, is a message that's inspired the world. that includes jewish americans, but also african-americans, who have so often had to deal with their own challenges, but with whom you have stood shoulder-to-shoulder. african-americans and jewish-americans march together at selman, montgomery, freedom rides together, bled together, gave their liv...

All you had built might be lost. when the guns fell silent, it was clear the nation of israel lives. as i said in my speech earlier today, this story from slavery to salvation, of overcoming even the most overwhelming odds is a mention that has inspired the world. that includes jewish americans but also african-americans who have so often had to deal with their own challenges. but with whom you have stood shoulder to shoulder. african-americans and jewish americans marched together at selma and montgomery with rabbis carrying the torah as they walked. they boarded the buses for freedom rights ...