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ADDRESS TO KNIGHTS TEMPLAR HAYS, KANSAS
NOVEMBER 12 , 1966 REMARKS OF HONORABLE BOB DOLE
PATRIOTISM AND THE YOUTH OF AMERICA
IT IS A DISTINCT HONOR FOR ME TO JOIN WITH YOU IN THIS IMPORTANT 0:::-
CASION -- YOUR ANNUAL PATRIOTIC ACTIVITIES MEETING.
THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR HAS A LONG AND DISTINGUISHED RECORD IN THE
FIELD OF PATRIOTIC ENDEAVORS AND THIS LCIJGE HAS KEPT APACE WITH THE AC-
COMPLISHMENTS OF THE ORDER . BUT THIS IS AS IT SHOULD BE!
THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR EMERGED ON THE AMERICAN SCENE v/HEN AMERICAN
PATRIOTISM WAS BEGINNING TO SHOW IN A STRONG FORM. THE POPULATION OF
THE THIRTEEN COLONIES WAS BEGINNING TO PRESS FOR FREEDOM AND RIGHTS OF
THE INDIVIDUAL .
WE LEARN FROM COIL' S MASONIC ENCYCLOPEDIA THAT THE FIRST REFER-
ENCE TO A MASONIC TEMPLAR DEGREE OR CEREMONY FOUND IN THE RECORDS OF THE
CRAFT IS IN THE MINUTES OF ST . ANDREW'S ROYAL ARCH LCIJGE OR CHAPTER AT
BOSTON , MASSACHUSETTS , FOR AUGUST 28, 1769 . IT IS RECORDED THAT "BRO.
WILLIAM DAVIS CAME BEFORE THE LODGE, BEGGING TO HAVE AND RECEIVE THE
PARTS BELONGING TO THE ROYAL ARCH MASONS , WHICH BEING READ WAS RECEIVED
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AND HE ~vA S UNANIMOUSLY VOTED IN, AND l'JA S ACCORDINGLY MADE BY RECEIVING
THE FOUR STEPS, THAT OF EXCELLENT, SUPEREXCELLENT, ROYAL ARCH AND KNIGHT
TEMPLAR. 11
A COrv'MANDERY OF KNIGHT S TEMPLAR STANDS FOR THE NOBLEST PRINCIPLES
IN INDIVIDUAL LIFE AND THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF GOOD GOVERNMENT. IT IS
FOUNDED UPON THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND THE PRACTICE OF THE CHRISTIAN
VIRTUES. IT TEACHES ONE TO LET HI S LIGHT SO SHINE BEFORE MEN THAT THEY
MAY SEE ONE' S GOOD WORKS AND GLORIFY OUR FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN. IT
BA.SES ALL OF ITS TEACHINGS UPON THE FUNDAMENTAL TRUTH AND THEREBY ADDS
TO ONE'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE SYMBOLIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FIRST THREE
MASONIC DEGREES. IT OFFERS ONE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE IN
EVERY ~JALK OF LIFE THROUGH CONTINUED INSTRUCTION AND UNDERSTANDING OF
THE LIFE OF THE FIRST KNIGHT TEMPLAR. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE EXALTED
LESSONS OF KNIGHT TEMPLARY, BY TAKING AN ACTIVE PART THEREIN, ONE GAINS
THE PRIVILEGE OF SHARING THE PRICELES S HERITAGE FROM THE PAST AS DEFENDERS
OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.
TEMPLARY IS A \•/ORD WHICH IS SUGGESTIVE OF CHIVALRY, WHICH IN TURN
IS SUGGESTIVE OF PATRIOTISM.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO AN UNKNOWN AUTHOR \tlROTE, AND I QUOTE:
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"llf EVERY ONE OF THE NEARLY COVER) 3,500,000 MASONS IN
AMERICA SHOULD CARRY INTO TI-IE \'IORLD OF POLITICS, ECONOMICS,
AND CITIZENSHIP THE PRINCIPLES AND USAGES HE RECOGNIZES ANO
CONFORMS TO IN THE LOOGE, MASONRY COULD DO MORE THAN ALL
OTHER COvlBINED INFLUENCES TO CONVERT OUR COUNTRY INTO AN
IDEAL REPUBLIC \'n-lERE JUSTICE, EQUALITY, AND FRATERNITY \!IOULD
REPLACE IGNORANCE, VICE, POVERTY, BITTERNESS, ANO STRIFE. 11
NOV 1 2 f 968
GOVERNMENT, FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL, IS NOTHING MORE THAN THE AGENCY OF
THE PEOPLE CHARGED v~ITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CONDUCTING THE VARIOUS PHASES
OF THE NATION'S BUSINESS. AND THIS CONDUCT OF OUR NATION'S AFFAIRS SHOULD
BE IN A SOBER , BUSINESSLIKE MANNER, BOTI-1 BY THE PUBLIC AND THE OFFICIALS OF
GOVERNMENT.
OUR NATIONAL CONSTITUTION IS, OF COURSE, THE MODEL FOR ALL PEACE-LOVING
PEOPLES. OUR NATION HAS MADE GREAT STRIDES UNDER THE GOVERNMENT SET ~p IN
THE CONSTITUTION. THE CHECKS AND BALANCES OF THE DEPARTMENTS ARE AN EXCELLENT
IDEA. BUT SOME OF OUR LAv/S, LI KE TOPSY, HA VE JUST GRO\IJN.
AS WE ALL KNOW, UNDER OUR CONSTITUTION, ALL PHASES OF LAW BEAR EQUALLY
ON EVERY CITIZEN. THAT IS TAKEN TO MEAN THAT EVERY CITIZEN OF TI-IE UNITED
STATES HAS THE SAME RIGHTS UNDER LAW, AND THAT, JUST BECAUSE A PERSON MIGHT
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LIVE IN MAINE, HE IS NOT GIVEN MORE OR LESS PRIVILEGES THAN A PERSON LIVING
IN KANSAS.
WE ARE INHERITORS OF A "LAND OF L IBERTY11 COLONIZED BY COURAGEOUS
PEOPLE WHO FLED ACROSS THE SEAS FROM TYRANNY TO SEEK POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS
FREEDOM.
WE ARE INHERITORS OF A FREEDOM PURCHASED BY THE BLOOO AND SACRIFICES
OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT IN THE 11/AR OF THE REVOLUTION AND ALL THE WARS THAT
FOLLOWED.
PATRIOTISM MEANS KNOWING AND TEACHING THAT WE LIVE UNDER A GOVERNMENT
OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, AND FOR THE PEOPLE. IT MEANS KNOWING AND
TEACHING A FUNDAMENTAL BELIEF IN GOO. IT MEANS KNOlt/ING AND TEACHING THAT
VJE HA VE A GOVERNMENT BY CONST I TUT I ON \'JHOSE CORNERSTONE IS A BEL I EF IN THE
VALUE AND IMPORTANCE OF EACH PERSON AS AN INDIVIDUAL.
LORD MACAULEY OF ENGLAND DIDN'T THINK VERY HIGHLY OF THOMAS JEFFERSON'S
IDEAS, AND HE PREDICTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WHICH JEFFERSON EVOLVED FOR AMERICA
\~OULD CRACK UP. MACAULAY \'/ATCHED OUR GOVERNMENT IN OPERATION FOR HALF A CEN-
TURY BEFORE HE MADE HIS DIRE PREDICTION. HE DID NOT EXPECT TO SEE THE SMASH-UP
IN HIS TIME, BUT I SAID HE, 11 YOUR FATE I BELIEVE CERTAIN, THOUGH IT IS DEFERRED •••.• "
TODAY, THOUGHTFUL AMERICANS ARE \·IONDER ING A BIT FEARFULLY JUST HOW GOOD
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A PROPHET MACAULAY WAS. THEY SEE THE SHADO\~ OF THE GOVERNMENT GROW I NG LARGER
AND THAT OF THE I ND IV IDUAL CITIZEN GROI~ I NG SMALLER. THEY SEE FREE ENTERPRISE
BECOvtlNG RESTRICTED ENTERPRISE. EVEN IN THE FACE OF S(X;IALISTIC DISILLUSION-
MENT ABROO.O, THEY SEE AMERICANS WHO, UNDER PRIVATE Ml\NAGEMENT, HAVE MADE
THEMSELVES THE MOST PROSPEROUS AND MOST SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE ON EARTH, BEING
GENTLY COO.XED INTO TRYING GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT -- WITH PENNIES FROM THEIR
OWN TILL. THEY SEE WASHINGTON SWARMING vllTH ECONOMIC DOCTORS,, WHO, THOUGH
PLEASED \1J !TH THE GOLDEN EGGS 1 ARE ITCH I NG TO OPERATE ON THE GOOSE.
WE SHOULD BE HEARING A GREAT DEAL ABOUT PATRIOTISM IN THE MONTHS
AHEAD. BUT IT IS ALWAYS LIKELY THAT A LOT OF STRANGE ITEMS WILL BE OFFERED
IN PATRIOTIC WRAPPERS. IT MIGHT BE A GO()) IDEA TO TAKE TIME OUT TO DISCOVER
JUST WHAT PATRIOTISM IS.
DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS ARE INADEQUATE. PATRIOTISM IS MORE THAN "LOVE
OF ONE'S COUNTRY"; IT INVOLVES ATTITUDE,, ALERTNESS, ACTION . IT REQUIRES,
FIRST OF ALL, A DEEP CONVICTION THAT THE PRINCIPLES FOR WHICH OUR COUNTRY
STANDS ARE RIGHT. IT IMPLIES A PERSONAL DETERMINATION TO GUARD THESE
STANDARDS, NOT FROM CHANGE, BUT FROM UNWISE CHANGE ,, OR CHANGE SLIPPED OVER
ON US. IT CONNOTES AN ACTIVE LOYALTY, BUT NOT THE KIND THAT LETS GEORGE
DO IT!
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THERE ARE TVJO KINDS OF PATRIOT I SM: THE WAR-TIME PATRIOT I SM l~H ICH
ALL OF US KNOW ABOUT, AND A DEEPER, LESS EMOTIONAL KIND -- THE PATRIOTISM
OF PEACE. THE FIRST KIND WE USUALLY TURN ON ANO OFF ON HOLIDAYS AND DURING
WAR SCARES. THE OTHER IS SOMETHING CONTINUOUS, AN ELEMENT OF OUR CHARACTER
LIKE SELF-RESPECT, GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP, OR LOVE OF ONE'S FAMILY.
LIKE FREEDOM, PATRIOTISM IS NOT FREE. THE PRICE \1AS HIGH AT VALLEY
FORGE, IT IS HIGH TODAY IN VIET NAM. FOR US AT HavlE, THERE IS A PRICE.
WE MUST BELIEVE FERVENTLY IN OUR COUNTRY'S BASIC IDEALS, AND STAND FOR THEM
OURSELVES -- BOLDLY AND UNSHAMED. WE MUST PROTECT THESE IDEALS AGAINST THE
POLITICAL DREAMERS \IJHO OFFER US ENTICING SUBSTITUTES, SOME ORIGINAL, OTHERS
IMPORTED. WE MUST SUPPORT THE INSTITUTIONS WHICH ARE TEACHING OUR TIME-
TESTED PRINCIPLES TO THE YOUNG MEN AND YOUNG \~OMEN UPON WHOM WE MUST DEPEND
TO PRESERVE OUR NATIONAL HERITAGE IN THE FUTURE.
ALMOST 18 MILLION YOUNG AMERICANS TODAY ARE CROWDING INTO CLASSROavlS;
SPILLING INTO THE STREETS, FILLING CARS, STORES ANO BEACHES. TEEN-AGERS
DESPISE BEING CONSIDERED A GROUP, YET A GROUP IS WHAT THEY ARE. AT THE
ROOT OF THE TIE THAT BINDS THESE YOUNGSTERS TO ONE ANOTHER IS ADOLESCENCE.
INTELLECTUALS TALK ABOUT A CRISIS OF IDENTITY IN TODAY'S ADULT WORLD, BUT
THAT HAS BEEN OLD HAT FOR AGES TO THE ADOLESCENT, A PERSON IN SEARCH OF
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HIMSELF ~/ITH ALL THE ADVANTAGES OF AN EXPLORER US ING A COMPASS AND SEXTANT
IN AN IRON MINE ON A CLOUDY NIGHT.
THEIR YEARS ARE SCCIAL YEARS, WITH A BEWILDERING GRADATION OF CLUBS,
CLIQUES, CASTES AND ACCOMPANYING FORMS OF UNTOUCHABILITY.
BUT WE NEED STRONGER PARENTAL CONTROL, BETTER-PLANNED YOUTH ACTIVITIES
AND A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WILL TAKE THE ROUGH EDGES OFF THE GROWING
PAINS.
TO THE MAJORITY OF YOUNGSTERS, THEIR FADS, THEIR KNEE-HIGH BOOTS,
THEIR PRINCE VALIANT BOBS SYMBOLIZE A REBELLION AGAINST ADULT AUTHORITY.
ONE BOY WAS ASKED WHY HE l~ORE DARK GLASSES AT NIGHT. HE SA ID, 11 I
WANT TO BE D I FFERENT."
TIGHT BLUE JEANS, SLOPPY SHIRTS, DISHEVELED HAIR, DIRTY SNEAKERS,
MALE AND FEMALE, YOU CAN HARDLY TELL v/HICH IS WHICH IN SOME GROUPS.
WHAT KIND OF A PATRIOTIC EXAMPLE ARE WE SETTING FOR THE YOUTH OF
AMERICA?
IF THE UNITED STATES WERE TO SUCCUMB TO MASS BEATNIKERY, THE GREAT
AMER I CAN I DEAL WOULD DISAPPEAR, OUR ECONCXvlY WOULD SHUT DOVIN, THE GROSS
NAT I ONAL PRODUCT \'WULD SHRIVEL, THE COLLEGES WOULD CLOSE FOR WANT OF ENDOI~-
MENTS, SCIENCE COULD NOT CONTINUE WITHOUT PROPER SUPPORT AND OUR DEFENSES
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\IJOULD BE STUCK \1-J I TH OBSOLESCENT WEAPONS.
THESE ARE ONLY A FEW OF THE REASONS WHY WE SHOULD GIVE SO MUCH THOUGHT
TO THE YOUTH OF AMERICA. TODAY'S TEEN-AGERS ~1/ILL JOIN TOMORROW'S PTA, EXECU-
TIVE TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND MA.KE AND UPHOLD THE LAWS OF OUR LAND . WHAT IS
TO BE THE OUTCOME IF ~\fE DO NOT GI VE DEEP CONSIDERATION TO THE PROBLEMS OF
OUR YOUTH NO\\f?
A WRITER IN HARPER'S MAGAZINE HAS OBSERVED THAT VIOLENCE IS BECOMING
A CENTRAL FACT OF LIFE. RIOTING AND HOOLIGANISM ARE ON THE RISE, AND IN
RURAL AS WELL AS URBAN AREAS. HE FURTHER STATES THAT EXPLANATIONS ARE EASY
TO COME BY -- MI SER I ES OF SLLM LI FE, RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS FR I CT IONS, THE
BREAKDOWN OF THE FAMILY, OF RELIGION, OR OF THE NATIONAL MORAL FIBER.
WE CAN ~\fELL CONSIDER THESE STATEMENTS. IN SUMMA.RY THIS AUTHOR
MAINTAINS THAT OUR TAMED SOCIETY NO LONGER OFFERS YOUNG MALES THE OUTLETS
FOR BOLDNESS AND AGGRESSION THAT THEIR INSTINCTS DEMAND.
ALL OF US OUGHT TO INVEST A GOOD DEAL MORE EFFORT, INGENUITY AND
MONEY IN THE SEARCH FOR ACCEPTABLE SUBSTITUTES FOR -V IOLENCE. TO TAKE CARE
OF THE POPULATION EXPLOSION, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DOUBLE THE NUMBER
OF OUR PRESENT COLLEGE BUILDINGS \<JITHIN THE NEXT 20 YEARS . IT HAS BEEN
SUGGESTED THAT MAYBE EVERY ABLE-BODIED BOY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO LABOR ON
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THE CAMPUS FOR SIX MONTHS AS A BRICKLAYER OR CARPENTER BEFORE HE IS ADMITTED
TO CLASSES.
I DO NOT KNOI~ ALL THE ANS\AJERS, BUT I SU3GEST THAT l~E GI VE MORE UNO 1-
VIDEO ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEMS OF OUR YOUTH -- SHOW THEM BY EXAMPLE WHAT
REAL PATRIOTISM IS ANO HOW FORTUNATE THEY ARE TO L !VE IN THIS PARTICULAR
COUNTRY.
THERE ARE MANY RAMPARTS FROM WHICH OUR YOUTH CAN BE TAUGHT THE AMER-
ICAN \~AY OF LIFE. BUT I/IE MUST KEEP THESE RAMPARTS STRONG.
l/JE HAVE RECEIVED A MOST VALUABLE INHERITANCE AND ARE UNDER THE GREATEST
OBLIGATION TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THIS LAND, AND TO TRANSMIT IT TO POSTERITY
WITH ALL ITS GRAND ACHIEVEMENTS AND GLORIOUS RECOLLECTIONS.
THIS LOVE OF COUNTRY IS NATURAL, BECAUSE THE TOWN AND THE NATION IN WHICH
ONE HAS LIVED ARE, LIKE THE HCXv1E, BOUND UP WITH ALL THE EXPERIENCES OF ONE'S
LIFE.
IT IS NOT MERELY NATURAL TO BE PATRIOTIC, BUT IT IS ALSO REASONABLE
AND RIGHT. ALL THAT MAKES LIFE PLEASANT AND DESIRABLE COMES TO US FROM
THE NAT I ON OF WHICH i~E ARE A PART.
WE MUST NEVER FORGET, AS WE THINK OR SPEAK OF PATRIOTISM, THAT SUCH
PRIVATE VIRTUES AS HONESTY AND INDUSTRY ARE ITS BEST HELPS. THE COUNTRY
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WILL ONE DAY BE IN THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO ARE NOW OUR BOYS AND GIRLS AND
TO THESE VIE SAY, SERVE IT, GUARD IT, AND DO VJHAT YOU CAN TO PROMOTE ITS
INTERESTS. A TRUE PERSPECTIVE OF PATRIOTISM WILL MAKE FOR BETTER CITI-
ZENSHIP.
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LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE SERVICE
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON, D. C. 20540
P.1-.TRIOTIS' 11 ID ':'l1f:i: YCJUTH OF AM7l.ICA : rtDl:;:t~.SS TC KM:G:ITS TEHPLAq
A Draft Speec11 :irepared According to t:1e Irstruct::..ons of 'I' e 'foncrable Robert Dole
'fhli t'\t t~Ohdd has btie11 i;.repa:r1:d tor thti personal u:i1t ot the Member requesting it in contormenoe with his dlrdo• tions and is not intended to r~pres&ut th~ oplniou vt the author or the Legisl~tiYe .R.efereng_tt .S~zy,i_ce •
....ioris C:. :·,hi tney :fri ter
Gcverr.ITlerit a. d General ltesearc'1. D·visicr.. Serte~ber 21, 1966
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PATRIOTISM A.ND THE YOUTH OF AMERICA: ADDRESS TG KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
It is a distinct honor for me to join with you in this i~portart
occasion -- your annual patriotic activities meeting .
The Knights Templar 1.as a long and distinguis;rnd record in the
field of patriotic endeavors and this Lodge has kept apace wi t'1 tne
acco::rplishments of the Order . But this is as it should be !
The Knig'lts Ternplar emerged on t11e Anerican scene w'1en American
patriotisn was begi11ning to show in a strong form. The population of
the T~1irteen Colonies was beginr.ing to press for freedom and rights of
the individual.
vfo learn from Coil Is .:!aso".liC Encyclonedia that t11e first reference
to a Masonic Templar degree or ceremony found in t'1e records of the
Craft is L1 the minutes of St . 1Lndrew 1 s ii.oyal Arch Lodge or Chapter at
Boston, :Ms.ssachusetts, for August 28, 1769 . It is recorded that 11Bro .
William Davis came before the lodge, begging to have and receive the
parts belo:1ging to the Royal Arch Masons, which being read was received
and he was unanimously voted in, and was accordingly made by receiving
t11e four steps , that of Lxcellent , Superexcellent , Royal Arch and Krig11t
Te:nplar . 11
A Cornmandery of Knights Te:nplar stands for the noblest pri1ciples
in individual life and the highest standards of good government . It is
founded upoil t11e C'nristian religion and the practice of the Christian
virtues . It teac'les one to let his light so shine before men that they
may see one 1s good works and glorify our Father who is in heaven . It
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bases all of its teachi gs upori the fun_da:ne~tal truth a'ld t>iereby adds
to one ' s unders ta di 1g of the sribolic sigrificance of t'ie first three
"19.sonic Degrees . It offers one a wonderful opportunity to i '!prove in
every walk of life through continued ±nstruction and understa1ding of
tae life of the First Knight Te'Tlplar . By participating in t'1e exalted
lessons of Knight Te'Tlplar;y , by taking ar active part thereir one gains
tl1e privilege of s>iaring trie priceless heritage from the past as defenders
of the Christian fait'i .
Te'nplary is a word which is suggestive of cl--iivalry, w'1ic1:1 in turn
is suggestive of patriotism.
Several years ago an unk'1own author wrote , and I quote:
"If every one of the nearly [over J 3, 500 , 000 Vnsons in
America s!·10uld carry into the world of politics , econo·nics ,
and citizenship the principles and usages he recognizes and
conforms to in tli.e Lodge , Lasonry could do -;iore tha'1 all otl--ier
combined ini'luences to convert our coW1try irto an ideal
republic where justice , equality, and frater!1ity would replace
ignorance , vice , uoverty, bitter ness , and strife . "
Gover'1l!1e nt , federal , state or local , is nothing 1llor e t'1an t'1e agency
of tli.e people charged wit11 the responsibility of conducting t1e various
phases of the nation 1 s business . .F_nd this conduct of our .1atio'1 1 s affairs
s~ould be in a sober, businesslike ~B.nner , both by the public and the
officials of government .
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Cur natioral CoYJ.stitutio.i is , of course , the 11odel for all peace-
loving peoples . Gur nation has ~ade great strides under tle govern~ent
set up in the Constitution, The ct-iecks and balances of the departnerts
are an excellent idea . But so~e of our laws , like Topsy, ~ave just
grow •
11.s we all know , under our Constitution all phases of law bear
equally O"l every citizen. T"iat is taker: to !"'.lean that every citizen of
the United States has the same rights under law, and that , just because
a person ':iight live in lvai e , e is not given more or less privileges
than a person living in Kansas .
We are i11heritors of a 11Land of Liberty" colonized by courageous
people wt-io fled across the seas from tyranny to seek political and
religious freedom,
de are inheritors of a freedorri purchased by the blood and sacrifices
of tnose who fougt-it in the 1-lar of the Revolutio11 a11d alJ tlie wars that
f phlowed .
Pa tri oti s m :'lear,s knowing and teac Ging t 1a t we live under a Govern"1.ent
of t11e people , by t'rie people , and for tl-ie people . It means knowing and
teachirg a fundamental belief in God , It rr..eans knowing and teachi.1g
that we '1ave a gover::unent by Constitution w'1ose cornerstone is a belief
in t'le value and importance of each person as an individual.
Lord Y~cauley of ~ngland did~ 1 t think very highly of Thomas Jefferson ' s
ideas , and he predicted that tne govern..11ent which Jeffersor evolved for
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America would crack up . Y.acaulay watc'1ed our government in operation
for half a ce11tury before he rr~de his dire prediction. He did not
expect to see the smasli.- up in his time, but, said he, 11 Your fate I
believe certain, t'i.ough it is deferred . 11
Today, thoughtful America cS a.re wondering a bit fearfully just •1ow
good a prop 1et Vacaulay was . Tliey see t·1e s·1adow of t"f-ie government
growing larger and that of the individual citizen growing smaller . T'riey
see free enterprise becomL1g restricted enterprise . Even in the face of
socialistic disillusio~~ent abroad , they see Americans w10 , under private
T'lanagerrient , have ria.de themselves the most prosperous and most successful
people on eartri, being gently coaxed into trying government "'lanageme11t
- - wi tl-i. pennies frol1 their own till. Tl-i.ey see Washingto11 swar:ning with
economic doctors , who, though pleased witl-i tie golden eggs, are itc'1ing
to operate on the goose .
':le s11ould be '1.earing a great deal about patriotism ir the months
ahead , But it is always likely that a lot of strar.ge ite'Jls will be offered
in patriotic wrappers . It mig11t be a good idea to take time out to
discover just what patriotism is .
Dictio~1ary definitions are i.1adequate , Patriotism is nore than
"love of one ' s cou...11try 11 ; it involves attitude , alertness , action . It
requires , first of all , a deep corvictior. t'1at the prindples for w'-licl-i
our cou itry sta.1ds are rig,11.t . It i'nplies a persor.al deterrri.nation to
guard t '1ese standards , not fro:n c 1ange , but fro·n w1wise cha 1ge, or change
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slirped over oYJ. us . It co.wotes an active loyalty, but not t11e kl 'ld
that lets George do it !
'I iere are two ki'lds of patriotism: t·:e war- tinie patriotis!'1 w11ich
all of us 1r ow about, and a deeper, less emotio ial ki.1d -- t•1e patriotis n
of peace . T'1e first kird we usually turr. on a_1d cff 011 'iolidays and
duri:1g war scares . T11e ot 1er is so ilet 1ing car ti:!1uous , aJ11 ele ne.'1t of our
c<mracter like self- respect, good sportsr;ar.s lip , or love of ore 1 s fa 'lily .
Like freedo ~ , uatriotism is .10t free , 'l'rie ;_'.'rice was ·1ig11 at Va11ey
Forge , it is 1ig>1 tcday in Vietna"'i , For us at riome , t'1ere is a price ,
·1e r.:ust believe ferve'1tly ir cur cot..ntry ' s basic ideals , and sta .d for
the1n ourselves -- boldJy and unsha"led , '.tie "'Just urotect these ideals
against tr1e political drea~ers who offer us entici'1g substitutes, some
original , other i nported , iJe :'llust suoport the institutions which are
teac'iirg our ti"':le-tested pri'1ciples to the youYJ.g .. 1er a1d young woI!le'1 upo
wli.on we 111ust deper..d to preserve our natior.al heritage in the ft ture .
1\.lmost 18 'Uillion you·1g pw1ericalls today are crowdi 11g i~1to classrooc.1s;
spil1ing intc t'1e streets , fillL.g cars, stores a id beaches . Teer-agers
despise bei,..g co'·1sidered a group, yet a group is w'1at ti-iey are . .ht t!--ie
root of tie tie triat biLds these yourgsters to ore arot>ier is adolesce11ce .
I.'tellectuals talk about a crisis of idc;rti t;y il'i today 1 s adult world ,
but tl1at '1as been old 1-iat for ages to tl-i.e adolesce.1t , a person in searcJ.1
of hi >J.self wit'1 all t11e advantages of ar explorer usi>J.g a co"'lpass and
sextant ir. an iro,i mi "1e on a cloudy nig'1t ,
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T>-ieir years are social years , wi t.1 a bewildering gradatio~1 of
clubs , cliques , castes and acco.nparyi 1g for~_s of untoucviabilj ty .
But we ieed stronger parental control , better- plaYrred yout'1 activi-
ties and a better understar:ding of what will take t'1.e roug>-i edges off
the growing pair s • .
To t'1e T"laj ori ty of youngsters , t 1eir fads , their knee- ligh boots,
their Frince Valiant bobs syrrbolize a rebellio'1 against adult authority .
One boy was asked why he wore dark glasses at nig11t . He said ,
"I want to be different . 11
Tig'1t blue jeans, sloppy s'iirts , dis'1eveled 1-iair , dirtysieakers .
Male and feJlale , you ca_1 'iardly tell w1icn is w11ich in some groups .
1'/nat kind of a patriotic exa•7iple are we settLlg for t 11e youth of
l'i!·1erica':'
If the U,.,i ted States were to succumb to '18.SS beatnikery, tf1e great
A"'lerica.1 ideal would disappear, our eco"ony would shut down, t 1e Gross
National Product would sl-irivel , the colleges would close for want of
endow-nents , science could y10t continue wi tl-iout proper support and our
d.efe11ses would be stuck wi V1 obsolescert weapo s .
T'lese are only a few of t'ie reasons why we s 1ouJd give so '!luch
thought to t11e yout11 of America . Today 1 s teen- agers will join to·norrow 1 s
PT,:. , executive training pro gr aw , and make and uphold the laws of our
land . W11at is to be tl-ie outco"'le if we do not give deep consideration
to t11e problems of our youtl-:t NOw':
A writer in Harper 1 s Vagazine 11.as observed that violence is becoming
a central fact of life . Rioting and hooliganism a r e on the rise , and in
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rural as well as urbar. areas . He further states that explanatioris are easy to come by -- 'Piseries of sllllll life, racial ard religious frictions, t•1e breakdown of the fa 'lily, of religion, or of tl-ie natio~1al 'lloral fiber .
We can well consider tli.ese statements . In summary this author maintains t'iat our tal'led society no longer offers young males t·rn outlets for boldness and aggression that their instincts del'J8.nd .
All of us ought to i '1Vest a good deal more effort, i.1genui ty a'ld none;y i11 the search for acceptable substitutes for violence . To take care of the population explosio~, we are going to have to double the number of our present college buildi '1gs wi t'--ii_1 the next 2C years . It has been suggested tl-iat maybe every able- bodied boy s 110uld be required to labor on the catnpus for· six months as a bricklayer or carpe'1ter before he is ad.,Utted to classes.
::: do rot k'1ow all t'le answers but I suggest that we give T'lore lD.di vided atte.~tion to t'le problems of our youth -- si- ow t'.1em by example what reaJ. patriotism is and "low fortunate they are to live in this particular country .
There are many ranparts fro'll which our youth can be taug.1t tne A:"lerican way of life . But we must keep tl-iese ramparts strong.
We have received a "'lost valuable iYJ.heri tarce ard are u_rider t'le greatest obligation to protect and preserve this land , a11d to trans"'l:it it to posterity with all its grand achievements ard glorious recollections .
T~is love of country is natural , because t'i.e town and the nation in which one has lived are , like ti-ie hone , bound up witi-i all the experierces of one ' s life .
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It is not ~erely natural to be patriotic , but it is also reasonable
ar:d right . All that makes life pleasa nt ar..d desirable comes to us fro'll
the nation of w iicl:l we are a part .
We 'nust never forget, as we thi.1.k or speak of patriotisI'l, that sucl:l
private virtues as 11.onesty and i'1dustry are its best '1elps . The cou""itry
will one day be ir the har..ds of tnose who are .1ow our boys and girls and
to these we say , serve it , guard it , and do what you can to promote its
interests . A true perspective of patriotis'll will "'lake for better
ci tizer,s'1ip .
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