Saturday, April 14, 2007

Barack Obama on Political Discourse

"If I am opposed to abortion for religious reasons and seek to pass a law banning the practice, I cannot simply point to the teachings of my church or invoke God’s will and expect that argument to carry the day. If I want others to listen to me, then I have to explain why abortion violates some principle that is accessible to people of all faiths, including those with no faith at all."

--Barack Obama, The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream, 2006

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