The Obscure We Always See Sooner Or

The Newest Computer Can Merely Compound, At Speed, The Oldest Problem In The Relations Between Human Beings, And In The End The Communicator Will Be Confronted With The Old Problem, Of What To Say And How To Say It.

If None Of Us Ever Read A Book That Was "dangerous," Had A Friend Who Was "different," Or Joined An Organization That Advocated "change," We Would All Be The Kind Of People Joe Mccarthy Wants.

We Hardly Need To Be Reminded That We Are Living In An Age Of Confusion - A Lot Of Us Have Traded In Our Beliefs For Bitterness And Cynicism Or For A Heavy Package Of Despair, Or Even A Quivering Portion Of Hysteria. Opinions Can Be Picked Up Cheap In The Market Place While Such Commodities As Courage And Fortitude And Faith Are In Alarmingly Short Supply.

I Have No Feud, Either With My Employers, Any Sponsors, Or With The Professional Critics Of Radio And Television. But I Am Seized With An Abiding Fear Regarding What These Two Instruments Are Doing To Our Society, Our Culture And Our Heritage.

The Speed Of Communications Is Wondrous To Behold. It Is Also True That Speed Can Multiply The Distribution Of Information That We Know To Be Untrue.