We Merely Want To Live In Peace

Teachers Need Our Active Support And Encouragement. They Are Doing One Of The Most Necessary And Exacting Jobs In The Land. They Are Developing Our Most Precious National Resource: Our Children, Our Future Citizens.

. . .a Sense Of Humor Can Be A Great Help-particularly A Sense Of Humor About (oneself). William Howard Taft Joked About His Own Corpulence And People Loved It; Took Nothing From His Inherent Dignity. Lincoln Eased Tense Moments With Bawdy Stories, And Often Poked Fun At Himself-and History Honors Him For This Human Quality. A Sense Of Humor Is Part Of The Art Of Leadership, Of Getting Along With People, Of Getting Things Done.

There Is No Person In This Room Whose Basic Rights Are Not Involved In Any Successful Defiance To The Carrying Out Of Court Orders.

There Is A Kind Of Dictatorship That Can Come About Through A Creeping Paralysis Of Thought, Readiness To Accept Paternalistic Measures By Government, And Along With Those Measures Comes A Surrender Of Our Own Responsibilities And Therefore A Surrender Of Our Own Thought Over Our Own Lives And Our Own Right To Exercise The Vote. The Free System Gives The Right To Every Citizen To Do Something For Himself. Because He Has The Right, The Opportunity Is Always There.

Always Try To Associate Yourself Closely With And Learn As Much As You Can From Those Who Know More Than You, Who Do Better Than You, Who See More Clearly Than You. Apart From The Rewards Of Friendship, The Association Might Pay Off At Some Unforeseen Time - That Is Only An Accidental Byproduct. The Important Thing Is That The Learning Will Make You A Better Person.