Barack Obama at DNC speech: Read the full text of the former president's address on night 2 of the Democratic Convention - 6abc Philadelphia

Barack Obama at DNC speech: Read the full text of the former president's address on night 2 of the Democratic Convention - 6abc Philadelphia No nation, no society, has ever tried to build a democracy as big and as diverse as ours before. One that includes people who over decades have come from every corner of the globe. One where our allegiances and our community are defined not by race or blood, but by a common creed. That's why when we uphold our values, the world's a little brighter. When we don't, the world's a little dimmer. And dictators and autocrats feel emboldened, and over time we become less safe. We shouldn't be the world's policeman, and we can't eradicate every cruelty and injustice in the world. But America can be and must be, a force for good - discouraging conflict, fighting disease, promoting human rights, protecting the planet from climate change, defending freedom, promoting peace. That's what Kamala Harris believes - and so do most Americans." "We shouldn't be the world's policeman."