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[Secretary Clinton] There should be no debate
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about the simple proposition
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that violence in response to speech and free expression
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is not acceptable.
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We all — whether we are leaders in government,
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leaders in civil society or religious leaders —
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must draw the line at violence.
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And any responsible leader
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should be standing up now and drawing that line.
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But is our religion so weak that statements of disapproval
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will cause us to lose our faith?
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That would be most unfortunate.
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In fact,
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what we have found, in study after study,
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is that the United States is one of the most
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religious countries in the world.
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And yet anybody can believe anything and go anywhere.
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And so there is no contradiction
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between having strong religious beliefs
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and having the freedom to exercise them
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and to speak about them
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and to even have good debates with others.
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[President Obama] Here in the United States,
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countless publications provoke offense.
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Like me,
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the majority of Americans are Christian,
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and yet we do not ban blasphemy against our most sacred beliefs.
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As president of our country
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and commander-in-chief of our military,
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I accept that people are going to call me awful things every day —
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and I will always defend their right to do so.
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It is time to leave the call of violence
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and the politics of division behind.
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On so many issues,
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we face a choice between the promise of the future,
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or the prisons of the past.
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And we cannot afford to get it wrong.
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We must seize this moment.
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America stands ready to work
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with all who are willing to embrace a better future.
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