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bar of world opinion. But let
us be clear that, in the global
scene, our responsibility as
Americans is to present our case
as tellingly to the world as John
Marshall presented the case for
the Constitution to the Ameri-
can public more than q hun
dred years ago. In this, your
aptitude as lawyers has special
application.
In his written works and in
Vulnerable decisions, John Mar
shall proved the adequacy and
adaptability of the Constitution
to the Nations needs. He was
patient, tirelesS, understanding.
logical, persistent. He was-no
matter how trite the expression
"a Crusader; his cause. the in
depreciation Of the Constitution
to achieve ordered liberty and
justice under law.
Zeal or the CruS2Qef
Now America needs to exer-
else, in the crusade for peace,
the qualities of John Marshall.
Peace and security for all can
be establshed-for the fearful.
for the oppressed, for the weak,
for the strong. But this can be
done only If we stand uncom-
promiSingly for principle, for
great issues, with the fervor Of
Marshall-with the zeal Of the
Crusader.
We must not think Of peace
as a static condition in world
affairs. That Is not true peace,
nor in fact can any kind Of a.
peace be preserved that way
Change is the law Of life, and
unless there is peaceful change.
there is bound to be violent
change.
Our Nation has had domestic
tranquility largely through its
capacity to change peacefully.
The lone exception was when
change, to meet new human con-
cepts, was unduly resisted.
Our founders would scarcely
recognize the Nation Of today
as that which they designed; &C.
has been so greatly changed.
But the change has been peace
full and selective; and always
conforming to the principles Of
our founding documents. That
has made it possible to conserve
the good inherited from the past
while adjusting to meet con-
stantly rising goals. In that way
we have kept in the front ranks
Of those who respect human dig
nifty, who produce increasingly
and who share fairly the fruits
Of their labors.
This is the kind Of peace that
we seek. Our program must be
as dynamic, as forward looking,
as applicable to the interna-
tional problems Of our times as
the Constitution, under John
Marshall's interpretations, was
made flexible and effective in
the promotion Of freedom, JUS
tice and national strength in
America.
That is the spirit in which
the American delegation went
to Geneva. We asserted then
and we shall always hold-that
there can be no true peace
which involves acceptance Of q
status quo in which we find in
justice to many nations, repres-
sions Of human beings on q
gigantic scale. and with con-
structive effort paralyzed in
many areas by fear.
Spirit Of Geneva
The spirit of Geneva, If it Is
to provide a healthy atmosphere
for the pursuit Of peace, if it
is to be genuine and not spur
ious, must inspire all to a cor
rection of injustices, an observ-
ance Of human rights and an
end to subversion organized on
worldwide scale. Whether
or not such a spirit as this will
thrive through the combined
intelligence and understanding
OF men, or will shrivel in the
greed and ruthlessness Of some,
is for the future to tell. But
one thing is certain. This spirit
and the goals we seek could
never have been achieved by
violence or when men and ma
lions confronted each other with
hearts filled with fear and
hatred.
At Geneva we strove to help
establish this spirit.
Geneva spells for America,
not stagnation, then, but OPP
portunity-opportunity for our
own people and for people every
where to realize their just as
pirations.
Eagerness to avoid war-if we
think no deeper than this single
desire-can produce outright or
implicit agreement that injus-
tees and wrongs Of the present
shall be perpetuated in the flu
ture. We must not participate
in any such false agreement.
Thereby, we would outrage our
own conscience. In the eyes Of
those who suffer injustice, we
would become partners with
their oppressorS. In the judg-
ment Of history, we would have
sold out the freedom Of men
for the pottage Of q false peace.
Moreover, we would assure flu
ture conflict!
The division of Germany can
not be supported by any argu-
ment based on boundaries or
language or racial origin.
The domination Of captive
countries can not longer be
justified by any claim that this
is needed for purposes Of secu-
rity.
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