, 1953-07-08

departed servicemen. And let US beseech Almighty God also to pro.
ttect and defend our boys, and all men of'our Armed Forces ano !
the United Nations, still up there on the ridges. W
1t is fitting and proper, at this time Of international peril and
uncertainty, that we look back to our Nations beginning and e
dedicate ourselves to the basic ideals.
AS YOU know, this Nation Of Liberty and Justice began IN q
time Of trouble in a unhappy age in which those principles SUI
fered sad violence. In the total war that descended upon the
go rolorioc tba firing line was no farther away than the next
vllage-but from neighborhoods and street corners were hred the
shot heard round the world" The butcher and the baker, men I'm,
trained Il the arts Of war; the farmer and the barber, men dedicated
Il peaceful pursuits. found the enemy gathered for combat on high
ways across from their homes and on the streets very oiten pae1s
was ritcbed. squirrel gun facing professional musket-piece, from
The YER thresholds Of their farms, across the hedges, and. from the
souaresin the towns and cities. All were caught up n the awful
m pr j War Il was 4 time that tried mems souls. Worse, it was 2
fine Ike ours that touched the family circle with bitter sorrow
And. yet the enemy action, however impressive and oppressive
~ the day Indeed, early America faced a greater and more Appalling
decision: in that whether the people OF this Country We're resoy =
asa1roo tba heavy responsibilities which Destiny was about to lay
AS YOU know, dear friends, the affirmative decision was unani7
nors1vo graad f. bv the Continental Congress sitting in Philadelphia
~ Years ago today. And it was pronounced with every confidence,
every reliance, that the God of the Nations Who had proteceeo rs
49, j, net ca1seo n the battlefield, would so establish their new
enternTise that Il could be maintained for rolling centuries by gen
Grafton Of inspired and dedicated people IS an nourn Ie p11.Ir
they Jaw in the successful struggle for independence the working
If Gods hand. In his first inaugural address, George washington sao c
mo people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the nvlsi-
bic Hand, which conducts the affairs OF men, more tnan tne peopie
It IS not enough, however. simply to look back It is not enough
merely to say I love America, and to salute q Ia au a - :.
wonderful. but it Is not enough. It is not enough to congratulate ol-
selves on the spiritual and moral heritage, e. ana r 9 y ny ysthars Ne
ness OF OUT INQtIOLS AAS@0O
must constantly ask ourselves if we truly peheVe te Mmcn
thew believed. We must repeatedly examine our eondues $ e
ahee4ber we are carrying out in our daily lives the ideals we
profess. ravoayn made 4
II is almost two centuries that a group OF brave uNh maui
aolaro nromise on their honor. "And for the support OF tins Decia-
ration we mutually pledge to each other or Lives III ror pu
and mr. Sacred Honor This is the closing paragraph IN 2 Decla-
ration Of Independence The courageous men VINO signed II hueM
tbat. thew stood to lose everything they possessed even tner nyes.
But, on behalf Of their generation and Ct generations e sns 4s
unborn. they gave their serious pledge, on their sacred z - -
new constellation then ascending.
Tbe limited States Of America has developed from thirteen
- IL. A+1or4io cnoctinn into a Great Power among the
nations not BY accident. but by work. Work Tor the tlsIac1l -
ACKNOWLEDGMENT and selfrespect, is the measure Of the greatness OF
i person or a nation. Our country was settled py WORKERS an
brought to its high plane among the nations q "a woro =
workers. y 1a:n.a
We hear a lot Of talk these days about opportunities Tor leisure
but very little about the glory Of work Let US never iorget 2 tne
who built America were workers-1nen whose shoulders grew
bent by farming the stubborn soil Of New England, men VINO Wlped
the sweat from their brows as they labored to build a ralroao across
lte desert seamen who sailed American clipper ships 10 ~ IA
corners of the EARTH. These and many like them-on farm IN lac,
torv store and ofHce-left for us a rich heritage OF q high standard
Of living in this Land of the Free.
NV fellow citizens, someone has gone the second mne Ill
na,oa - IN war-t make this heritage more precious Tor uS.SOme-