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This moral degeneration is also having its effect upon our national courage. John Foster Dulles soberly appraises our situation in the following well chosen words.”
“Something has gone wrong with our Nation, or we would not be in our present plight and mood. It is not like us to be oil the defensive and to be fearful. This is new in our history . . . What we lack is dynamic faith. Without it all else avails us little. The lack cannot be compensated for by politicians, however able; or by diplomats, however astute; or by -scientists, however inventive; or by bombs, however powerful . . . Our greatest need is to regain confidence, in our spiritual heritage.”
We also need to realize what it means to 'be free Americans— that we should not only be concerned for our freedoms, but also about Our duties and obligations in preserving our democracy.
To you as teachers of children in our public schools, I would like to propose four duties and’obliby
all who accept the privileges, rights, and freedoms of our democracy, I hope that, by precept and example, you will strive to impress upon those whom yoti teach that these are important responsibilities of good citizenship:
I. The Obligation to Think
An important obligation of every citizen is to develop the ability to think for himself. The intelligence of the government in a democracy depends upon the to. tal intelligence of all the people. If only a few do the thinking, we have no democracy^
It is the duty of every citizen to keep himself informed on ail the issues of the day. And, in these times, it is especially important to have the ability to distinguish between fact and fancy,, between truthful reportsand false propaganda. Therefore, decisions should be withheld by the good citizen on every issue until he
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