Evening star., 1962-01-14

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own mind and heart.
Warns of Welfare State
Just as it is necessary for
to re-e xamine,
realistically, its powers and
and changed re-
sponSibilitieS, SO I believe 1t is
necessary for our citizens to
establish a realistic and under
relationship with gov
Inherent in the pres
ervation of integrity in
government is the enlightened
participation of its people.
What should the citizen expect
of government? What must be
demanded of himself? And
where do the responsibilities of
the State and the individual
meet and become one?
I am convinced it is the
desire of the people of Virginia
to avoid the creeping encroach-
of Statism and the
spiritual palsy of the total well
fare state. Yet, the enormity
and complexity of the needs
met by government today
inevitably have made our gov
ernment large-large in costs,
in personnel, and in essential
services; and our social con-
SciouSnesS leads us to assume,
in this great complex, certain
new obligations which can be
discharged only through the
mechanics of government.
For Virginia, the dividing line
between the governments re-
sponSibility and the citizens
welfare has long been estab-
llshed in terms of essential
needs. That line is not always
clearly marked, but we cannot
go far astray if we adhere to
the basic concept the govern
ment is designed primarily to
meet only those needs which
the people themselves are un-
able to meet from their own
resources and abilities.
Emphasizes Education
The citizen should look to his
government first of all for the
security of his liberties, and for
the preservation of law and
order. Beyond that-and here
old principles adapt themselves
to changing times-he is en-
titled to expect of government
the performance of certain vital
common tasks in public health,
public warfare, the mainte-
nance of public institutions, the
promotion of sound economic
opportunities, and education.
Of all these, at this moment
IN history, I consider education
the most important, for it is
here that the purpose of our
people can become one with
that of their government. In
this field we have been most
prone to accept and to excuse
our limitations. Here our minds
have failed to expand as they
should. would like to see a
renaissance of education in Vir-
ginia, creating an atmosphere
in which the minds of our peo-
pie may grow in vision as the
opportunities for the use of the
mind can grow in scope.
Such a renaissance will de-
mand vision and leadership in
government; and it will demand
vision and support from the
people. 1t will demand that all
OF us rise above personalities
and politics, and each must look
realistically to what is best and
finest in the Virginia tradition.
I would recall to you a ia
mlliar passage from Shake
Speare-one in which Polonius
offers to his son certain pre-
ceptS: This above all; To thine
ownself be true; And it must
follow as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false
to any man"
No Fears for States Future
We all know that every liv-
ing organism must adapt to its
environment in order to survive.
But Virginia is asking more
than mere survival. We ask
Gods guidance that we may
not only survive, but grow in
peace and prosperity, adjust
ing wisely and realistically to
the social and economic changes
of our times.
| The character of Virginia
was formed not only during an
epochal forward movement, but
with Virginia as a leader. Our
need is not merely to meet
problems as they arise. Our
need is to cultivate a Iong-range
view in which our moral con-
sistency - integrity - is ex-
pressed in realistic goals. This
demands thought-it stimu-
lateS our conscience, and it
challenges our sense of re-
SponSibility. And that RESPONSE
bility rests upon you, my fellow
VirginianS, as much as upon
those of us who have been Sc
lected for office.
/ Virginia must take her place
in the vanguard. Ours is a land
stepped in heritage and tradi-
tion; rich in resources; stimu-
lating in its beauty; blessed by
sound wisdom and learning. I
have an abiding faith in the
capacity, integrity and high
purpose of the people Of Vir-
ginia. And because of this faith,
1 have no fears for the future.
In the presence of my fellow
citizens, mindful of the solem-
nifty of this occasion, knowing
what the task ahead means,
and the responsibility it in
wolves, I beg your tolerance,
your aid and your cooperation.
The oath that was admins
tered to me by the Chief Justice