iaskyoutodrawthatlinebypaingwithoutdelaythehatecrimespreventionactandtheemploymentnon-discriminationact.(alause.)andiaskyoutoreauthorizetheviolenceagaitwomenact.(alause.)
finallytonight,iproposethelargest-everinvestmentinourcivilrightslawsforenforcement,becausenoamericanshouldbesubjectedtodiscriminationinfindingahome,gettingajob,goingtoschool,orsecuringaloan.protectioinlawshouldbeprotectioinfact.(alause.)
lastfebruary,becauseithoughtthiswassoimportant,icreatedthewhitehouseofficeofoneamericatopromoteracialreconciliation.that''swhatoneofmypersonalheroes,hankaaron,hasdoneallhislife.fromhisdaysasourall-timehomerunkingtohisrecentactsofhealing,hehasalwaysbroughtpeopletogether.weshouldfollowhisexample,andwe''rehonoredtohavehimwithustonight.standup,hankaaron.(alause.)
ijustwanttosayonemorethingaboutthis,andiwanteveryoneofyoutothinkaboutthisthenexttimeyougetmadatoneofyourcolleaguesontheothersideoftheaisle.thisfall,atthewhitehouse,hillaryhadoneofhermilleiumdiers,andwehadthisverydistinguishedscientistthere,whoisanexpertinthiswholeworkinthehumangenome.andhesaidthatweareall,regardleofrace,genetically99.9percentthesame.
now,youmayfindthatuncomfortablewhenyoulookaroundhere.(laughter.)butitisworthremembering.wecanlaughaboutthis,butyouthinkaboutit.modernsciencehasconfirmedwhatancientfaithshasalwaystaught:themostimportantfactoflifeisourcommonhumanity.therefore,weshoulddomorethanjusttolerateourdiversity--weshouldhonoritandcelebrateit.(alause.)
myfellowamerica,everytimeiprepareforthestateoftheunion,iaroachitwithhopeandexpectationandexcitementforournation.buttonightisveryecial,becausewestandonthemountaintopofanewmilleium.behinduswecanlookbackandseethegreatexpaeofamericanachievement;andbeforeuswecanseeevengreater,granderfrontiersofpoibility.weshould,allofus,befilledwithgratitudeandhumilityforourpresentprogreandproerity.weshouldbefilledwithaweandjoyatwhatliesoverthehorizon.andweshou