woman who sacrificed again and again for me； a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world； but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed by her on the street； and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe。 電子書 分享網站
更完善的聯邦（9）
These people are a part of me。 And they are a part of America； this country that I love。
Some will see this as an attempt to justify or excuse ments that are simply inexcusable。 I can assure you it is not。 I suppose the politically safe thing would be to move on from this episode and just hope that it fades into the woodwork。 We can dismiss Reverend Wright as a crank or a demagogue； just as some have dismissed Geraldine Ferraro； in the aftermath of her recent statements； as harboring some deep…seated racial bias。
But race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now。 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。
The fact is that the ments that have been made and the issues that have surfaced over the last few weeks reflect the plexities of race in this country that we've never really worked through … a part of our union that we have yet to perfect。 And if we walk away now； if we simply retreat into our respective corners； we will never be able to e together and s