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J Edgar Hoover — Part 8

74 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Apr 4, 1945 · Broad topic: Politics & Activism · Topic: J Edgar Hoover · 74 pages OCR'd
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college | 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- 4 " aad 4 me or ff i “ 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 Byreau oF | mor: ee Re MEP yi RT tee ttn es
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