{VOL. Ill No. 15
U.S. NAVAL STATION
Monday, 14 April 195?
and the same God that gave us
;life, gave us liberty at the same time..
It’s doubtful that every American
l iknows how much the way we live today is
iinfluenced by the life and thought of a
jstatesman whose birthdate we observe 13
#' April.
| That man is Thomas Jerfferson, third
^President of the United States. It was
jin hifs lifetime, 1743 to 1826, that our
• -nation came into being, and it was in
•the work of his life, including .the Dec
laration of Independence, that much of
lour nation's future was formed.
! In 1774 he wrote that "...the same
;God that gave us life, gave us liberty
|at the same time..." In that _ phrase,
ifreedom is pictured as a God-given right
jsomething that automatically belongs to
ianyone who happens to be alive,
j There was another side of Jefferson’s
jthought, a view that lives today in our
jsystem of free elections., In this view
ifreedom is something that must be main
jtained by democracy. In democracy, ev
ieryone must use his vote, as a right and
ias a duty.
I For us as members of the Armed Forces,
IThomas Jerfferson would point to an ex
itra obligation to vote. As public ser
vants, we are in his view committed to
idefend our nation not only with missiles
land bullets but with intelligent use of
ithe free man’s weapon —his vote,. (AFPS)
.....:......
ROAD TO
PEACE
„ New York has oftentimes been called j
the Gateway to America. The Statue of !
Liberty rises out of New York harbor as j
a symbol of freedom, offering security j
and future happiness to thousands of im- j
migrants arriving in the United States. j
There are many people in foreign la- ;
nds, however, who have no opportunity to j
come to the United States, see our fan- i
ous statue and enjoy the blessings she j
symbolizes..
They gain their impressions of Amer- j
ica from the actions of Americans in j
their land. More than anyone else, the j
serviceman overseas represents, by his j
actions and conduct, the American way of j
life* |
Vice President Nixon so clearly point- i
ed out that n...as peoples know peoples, !
as distinguished from governments know- j
ing.governments, which is also important i
there is no question but that we will i
find the road to peace.M j
Everyone of us, by his courtesy and I
kindness-;to these peoples, can be an am- j
bassador.of good will and can present j
the United States in its true light to j
the peoples of the world, (AFPS)
"I’ve said the poor are welcqme in I
this church,n said the minister, 'land I \
see by the collections they have come.” i
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