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<br />. <br /> <br />The importance of what I emphasize so feebly today has been emphasized by philoso- <br />phers in every age. Cicero in his republic shows how the Roman common wealth was <br />dependent upon custom and inherited belief in justice, order and freedom. Fulbert of <br />Chartres, in the eleventh century, observed "we are dwarfs mounted upon the shoulders <br />of giants". Able to see so far only because of the stature of the wisemen who have preceded <br />us in the development of civilizations, <br /> <br />,,,' <br /> <br />I have indicated in many of my talks that the enemy is abroad in our land. And <br />I've tried to tell something about the face of the enemy. Essentially, l've tried to warn <br />that the enemy can be ourselves. Our Editor friend from Tulsa said it this way: <br /> <br />"This is till a great, powerful, vibrant, able, optimistic nation. Americans- <br />our readers - do believe in themselves and in their country." <br /> <br />"But there is rot and there is blight and there is cutting out and filling to be <br />done if we, as the leader of free men, are to survive the hammer blows which <br />quite plainly are in store for us all. <br /> <br />"We have reached the stomach-turning point. We have reached the point where <br />we should re-examine the debilitating philosophy of permissiveness. Let <br />this not be confused with the philosophy of liberty, The school system that <br />permits our children to develop a quarter of their natural talents is not a <br />champion of our liberties, The healthy man who chooses to loaf on unem- <br />ployment compensation is not a defender of human freedom, The playwright <br />who would degrade us, the author who would profit from pandering to the <br />worst that's in us, are no friends of ours, <br />, <br /> <br />"We can learn a lesson from history. Twice before our British cousins appeared <br />heading into a collapse of principle, and twice they drew themselves back. <br />The British court reached an advanced stage of corruption under the Stuarts, <br />But the people rebelled. And in the wild days of George IV and William IV it <br />looked as though Britain was rotting out again. But the people banged through <br />reform laws and under Victoria went on to the peak of their power. <br /> <br />"I n this hour of fear, confusion, and self-doubt, let th is be the Story of <br />America. Unless I misread the signs, a great number of our people are <br />ready, Let there be a fresh breeze, a breeze of new honesty, new idealism, <br />new integrity." <br /> <br />- 25 - <br /> <br /> <br />This is truly a fascinating time in which to live.... a time in which great ideas are <br />abroad throughout the world. Ideas that will profoundly shape the world for milleniums to <br />come. Unfortunately, it is a time when you must make up your mind, which side are <br />you on? <br />