As Americans, we believe that we rise or fall as one nation, as one people, that we are a our brother's keeper, that we are our sister's keeper. We believe that a child born tonight should have the same chances whether she arrives in the barrios of San Antonio or the suburbs of St. Louis, on the streets of Chicago or the hills of Appalachia. We believe that when she goes to school for the first time, it should be in a place where the rats don't outnumber the computers. (09:50–10:05)
CLAIM
Asserts the belief in equal opportunities for children regardless of their birthplace within the United States.
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