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I Do Not Want To See The Republican Party Ride To Political Victory On The Four Horsemen Of Calumny-fear, Ignorance, Bigotry And Smear.

Those Of Us Who Shout The Loudest About Americanism, Are All Too Frequently Those Who . . . Ignore Some Of The Basic Principles Of Americanism-the Right To Criticize, The Right To Hold Unpopular Beliefs, The Right To Protest, The Right Of Independent Thought.

I Speak As Briefly As Possible Because Too Much Harm Has Already Been Done With Irresponsible Words Of Bitterness And Selfish Political Opportunism. I Speak As Simply As Possible Because The Issue Is Too Great To Be Obscured By Eloquence. I Speak Simply And Briefly In The Hope That My Words Will Be Taken To Heart.

As An American, I Want To See Our Nation Recapture The Strength And Unity It Once Had When We Fought The Enemy Instead Of Ourselves.

And This I Do Believe Above All, Especially In Times Of Greater Discouragement, That I Must Believe-that I Must Believe In My Fellow People-that I Must Believe In Myself-that I Must Believe In God-if Life Is To Have Any Meaning.