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a oe . ‘ . «he. A aysten of government which pould ¢estroy the things we cherish most. Wot alone as an American citizen glorying in thie precious heritage of God-given rights do I speak to you tonight, Iam also a Catholic. J recognize and honor not only the natural rights of the individual but the God-like character of his immortel stul, Wherefore, if os Americans we are fighting the would-be destroyers of our God-given rights, as men and women, we are fighting againat our very selves for the achievement of the inmate lonzing of our epuls, Ghristien perfection, The chief means ® that victory ie fidelity to our roligious convictions and to the teachings of-the Ten Commsndments. I¢ fs an fmportent and a difficult battle but we kmor that men who fulfill their duties to God are the pillars of a sation at war or in peace, George Yashinston realired thie truth when he said: "Of a1] the dispositions and hobite which lead to political prosperity, religion and mornlity ere their in- dlapansable eupport.” President Coclidze reiterated this truth when he declarcd: *Reiigion fe the only source of rorel power and the foundations of the nation will fall if faith is lost.® Franklin Roosevelt more often than eny other Preeident hes repeatediy emphasized thie truth. But Betions may be deetroyed not only by foroign eisnkon but also by internal decadence. Are our God-given rights also endangered by enemies within our borders? They noas certainly are. Qur frecdoma are abused in the very neue of frecdor. Only lest voek, the Supreme Court of the United States vindicated one of our freedoms, the frecdom of speech, against thoee rho ebused it by cursed vicious Isnguage. The *e{fth colunn* of the saboteurs of our factories and public utilities has ite ovmterpart in the "filth eolum* of thone rho piously shout “censorship® if they are not permitted freely to exercise their venal, venemous, aiabolical debauching of the minds and tedies of cur boye and girls. I an agsinet ®cansorship® but that does not menn that I must condone those rho wish to {nelude anong Acericate freedons, the = more-