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~ «* ; : ‘ wn ce fe . we 3S ow a ayeten of governnest which would ¢estroy the things we cherish moet, Rot alone ae an American citizen glorying in thie precious heritage of God~given righta do £ speak to you tonight, Tam alec a Catholic. J recognize and honor not only the natural rights of the individual but the God-Iike character of his immorte]l scul, Wherefore, if as Americans we are Pighting the rould-be destroyers of cur God-given tights, as men and qomeh, we are fighting against our vary selves for the achievement of the ismate longing of our eouls, Ghristien perfection, The chief meane ® that victory ie fidelity to our roligious eonvietions and to the tenchings of the Ten Gomsandmente. [¢ de an duportent and « diffieslt battle but we imor that men tho fulfill their duties to Ood are the pillars of a sation at war or in peace. Gearzs Washineton realized thie truth shen he sald: "OF #21 the dispositions and babite which leed to politics] prosperity, religion and morality sre their in» discunsable eupoort.# Fresident Cosiidze reiterated thie truth when he declared: *Religion ke the only source of rorsnl power and the foundations of the nation will fall if faith is Jost.® Frankiin Roosevelt more often than any other Freeidant hes repeatedis emphasized thie truth. But Betione may be deatroyed not only by foreign enemies but also by internal decadence. Are our God-given rights aleo endangered by enenles within our borders? They moet certainly are. Qur frecdoms are abused in the very nane of frecdom. Only list reek, the Supreme Court of the United States vindicated one of our freedens, the frecdwn. of speech, against thoee rho ebuaed it by cursed vielous Tanguage, The *1¢th colunn® of the eaboteure of ur factories and public utilities hae ite - pyunterpart in the "{11%5 eolum* of those who plously shout “cangorehip® if they are not permitted freely to axerclas their venal, wenemous, dlabclical debauching of the minds and bedies of cur boys and girls. I an agsinet "cansership" but that does not meen that ¥ must condone thoae rho wigh go dnclude anong Acericals freedona, the = ROPE