r that never should've been authorized and never should've been waged； and we want to talk about how we'll show our patriotism by caring for them； and their families； and giving them the benefits they have earned。
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。 This union may never be perfect； but generation after generation has shown that it can always be perfected。 And today； whenever I find myself feeling doubtful or cynical about this possibility； what gives me the most hope is the next generation … the young people whose attitudes and beliefs and openness to change have already made history in this election。
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There is one story in particularly that I'd like to leave you with today … a story I told when I had the great honor of speaking on Dr。 King's birthday at his home church； Ebenezer Baptist； in Atlanta。
There is a young； twenty…three year old white woman named Ashley Baia who organized for our campaign in Florence； South Carolina。 She had been working to organize a mostly African…American munity since the beginning of this campaign； and one day she was at a roundtable discussion where everyone went around telling their story and why they were there。
And Ashley said that when she was nine years old； her mother got cancer。 And because she had to miss days of work； she was let go and lost her health care。 They had to file for ba