We Cannot Have A Society Half Slave

If Our Democracy Is To Flourish, It Must Have Criticism; If Our Government Is To Function It Must Have Dissent.

History, We Can Confidently Assert, Is Useful In The Sense That Art And Music, Poetry And Flowers, Religion And Philosophy Are Useful. Without It - As With These - Life Would Be Poorer And Meaner; Without It We Should Be Denied Some Of Those Intellectual And Moral Experiences Which Give Meaning And Richness To Life. Surely It Is No Accident That The Study Of History Has Been The Solace Of Many Of The Noblest Minds Of Every Generation.

It Is Probably Safe To Say That Over A Long Period Of Time, Political Morality Has Been As High As Business Morality.

Whether History Will Judge This War To Be Different Or Not We Cannot Say. But This We Can Say With Certainty: A Government And A Society That Silences Those Who Dissent Is One That Has Lost Its Way.

We Should Not Forget That Our Tradition Is One Of Protest And Revolt, And It Is Stultifying To Celebrate The Rebels Of The Past ... While We Silence The Rebels Of The Present.