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J Edgar Hoover — Part 8
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Rraduates of today face a tem-/;
Porary detour,” he declared, “you
,could well resolve now that come
mts
‘your own individual responsibil-
Nt will not be easy, because
current trend that departs
‘from fundamentals.
‘ing In a sophisticated age. Stand-
ards are set, whether we like it
er not, on a superficial basis.
Thus, individuals too often defer
to the opinions of their associates
with no thought of whether they |eyery one. We might well turn
tare right or wrong.
“There was a
was gauged in terms of serv-
Today, « new standard has
people regard suc-
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me
or
ff
i
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pevgived. Many
' only in terms
lelothes, and glittering tinsel that
‘gharacterizes superficial
of entertainment and -ultre-so-
phistication. There is more to
life than that; there is the matter
1 ~~
de-| co oenee and he
; “Gy and fickle i yran-
conscience, | Ue . opinion, and “Many
i , comes from a lack
oy reslgious training"
jlack/ . titude to brave it.
Peod tike to be talked about.
but not against. Many people, at
times, refrain from doihg what
lthey should for fear of being
leriticized. It is well to remem-
joer that if you are not criticized
lat times, you should immediate-
lly take inventory of yourself.
Criticism from certain sources
is a mark of achievement.
“Sad indeed is the Individual
‘who cannot face facts and issues
jand take a stand for the right.
It !s never possible to please
to the Scriptures for our guid-
ance and solace in our daily con-
tact with Ufe, wharein it is writ-
ten, *.. . what doth the Lard re-
quire of thee, but to do justly,
Ornate i d
es, shiny cars, well-tailored | humbly with wr Gedo Te ne .
portant to live so that our actions ;
sre the targets of those who ad- .
here to wrong rather than right.
Tf you are true to yourself, you
will be true to your fellow men’
Applicable ie Groupe
“And thls eode of life is os
equally appHcable to groups and
‘| professions as it is to the Indi-
viduel. We of the F: Bu-
reau of Inyestigation Know that
when we protect society by ar-
verte of cur ingtitgtions, woe
vertar our ons,
will be eriticlzed bitterly by the
spokesmen of the underworld
and their mouthpieces and
, es. If we stcceed in bring-
in -fusti¢e @ perate crimi-
nal, we know th§t the last de-
fense of the sc re] is the cry
iof deprivation offhis liberty. ~~ ;
“Criminals being turned:
‘loose im thé matne of civil lib-i
lerty, net because there is any.
question of their guilt, but, be
cause certain public officials of
our land are prone to guard more
zealously the alleged civil rights
of confessed criminals at the ex-
pense and the detriment of dié-
regarded civil rights of the yic-
tims of their crimes. The sama
Mandards should govern the
{ rights of the victims of .erime ir
e F y applied to
rights.of the criminal -transgres-
sor, We need a governmental
and national peychalogy that’
Jerda its support to law. We a
ar end to TBntimentalism shee
favors the killer; an end to sobe’
wister Donsense that weeps over
the Kidnaper; ai end fo pett
of youthful desperadass. We
a revival of old-fashianad diget
pline.” ee oer hy
. 24Y Berieus Crimes Hourly:
"Mr. Hoover said that even to-
day an average of [57 serious
wrimes are committed each hoyr
of the day and night througbeut
woes >
-y. - roy
“rhe ‘Dollar Patriol’ ‘la more
‘contemptible than the spboteur
. who attacks as the advance agent
-0f 2 foreign foe, Enemy sabo~,
'feurs We have been able to heap
i . bgt sot the ‘Poller
| greed 1
from
Patriof © would, If possible,
brave fi men begeuse’ of
mYarice, 000 SK
“The black market would
appear overnight if enough
zeng discharged their
be
against dealers in ‘stale. wockds
cot the international -‘yuptic..
co men who deal. in allén ar
un-American. wayt'of Biw,'
América wold bé ae
-more who ‘pipet
te, ve” bo
__ “Twenty years ago the Oyg
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