Franklin D. Roosevelt- "The Great Communicator"

The Master Speech Files, 1898, 1910-1945

Series 2: "You have nothing to fear but fear itself:" FOR and the New Deal

File No. 1356

1941 January 30

President's Birthday Broadcast

I.DDRESS OP 'I'~ PR3SIDm'l'

JANUARY )0 1 1941

0// --/, (, '·< ':"r -- , /,/ / // ~---< J'rom the bottom or lilY heart I thank all or you --

every man aDd ~'01111!1.11 an~ child \fdlo h11 a labored with rq old

rriendl!l , Baa11 o•connor anct Keith l!orean, in this great

cause , And l et me , at the outaet , also give you my thanks

in bebal.t of &11 those •ictillus or infantile para.lyala to

d whom tbie celebration tonight apella new hope and new

courage,

Jloet or all, I am eratet'ul to America -- tor

reaftil'lling a t this hour America's bWDanity , Americt.'a

act!Te concern tor its children . 'l'bie is the eif,bth birthday

in a row which all or you ha•e made an occesion tor joining

bands in this national bwtle.nitari an e f fort .

I cannot say, as you can well understand, that

this ia tor ae a cOIZipletely happ7 bir thday. These ore

not completely haJJpy days tor any or us in the world. Shall

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we uy tba.t Am.e ric3.n bi r tbda.rs this year are beios made at.

least happi e r than they would otherwiSe be because all ot

us are still livi ng under a t r ee peoples' philosophy?

It is not only t.hat the lights ot peace blAze in ....__

our great cities and glow in our tOnle and villA gee ~- that

l&ll,3bter and .cU3ic still rin~ out troa coas t to coas t ~~ that

we will r eturn to sara beds toniAAt .

It is ~that we t ee! no concern tor the plight

or tree peoples ela e\·;hore in the worl d ; that we do not hope

that they may continue the treedc:.n or their e:ovarnm&nt s and

their ways ot lite in the days t o coca,

It 19 because ' e belitlve in and i ns is t on the

right ot the helpless and the weak end the crippled n erywbere

to pl ay their pe.rt in lit e - - and aurv1ve.

It ~because we 1tnov1 instinctively that thie r 1sht

ot the unfortunate come a under our tree peoples • philosophy

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trom the bottom up and can ne•er be imposed rrom tbe t op

down.

I do have satia:taotion on this birtM.ay or mine ~ b ecauae or the tact that det1n1te progr ess has been taa.de

in these poet t .,;en.ty years on a nat1ona1 scal e in the t 1sbt

a~tainat i nfantile paralJSill. In a very broad but a Tery

definite sense , t his tight 1e a true part or the Mtional

defense ot .\lDcriea.

I have always tried to remember that the particular

probl em or infant ile paralysis does call ror a truly national

:ti ght. We have it in eTery a tate or the union. \'ie e r e a t

last organizing ade quatel.y to tight it.

l:e have had t o race the necessity or unitino; medical

s cientists and doc tors .e.nd nureos and public health o:tt icere

and the general public into a unique ot:ten.si ve -- and the

battle year b y year i s gaining greater sucoeaa.

The year- in)year-out campaign culminating on each

J&nuary thirtieth baa bad the support or a~t eTeryone --

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troll. t bose wbo g h e l a r ge au.s down to tbe school children

ld:lo contribute their pennies. Clearly, unquesUonably , we

a r e winnine; t he t ight ·- winning it , thonk:s t o ~ ot you ,

And so, to all or you I g ive my o-. ..-n thanks t or the

rarest birtbday present ot all -- the gl:rt ot y:;_ur charity ,

your lcind.liness t o eacb other an~ t.o ~e :iation.

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AIIlR3SS 011'HI PRE:!si!JJ:tr Broadee.at rro.. th1 'lhit1 HwM,

On tb1 Occuion ot hh Blr\hdiJ Aru:l11'erN ry, J'anuaey 30, 1941 , 11: <4 P . L!., B. S .'r.

Pn. ~ bottca ot IQ' twut I tbu.ll: al l ot you -- ' "'1'7' M.ll 1

(and} --~~aDd child 'lllho bu laboNd wttb 121 old trhnda, Bull O' CoDQOl'

aDd Keith lklrpn , 1D tbh gJ"&Ilt CIIUM . And lit lle, a t t hl outMt, allo

811'1 you. 111 thllnka tn behlllr or llll thoe1 rtctiml or lnto.nt1l1 par!ll)'a11

to whOIII thia Clhbru.Uon t 0:1lgbt I pella !. DIW bopl Md!. MW COU~&I o

~t or ell , I 111'1 gl'llt l !'\1.1 to k:.lrl .:a -- tor r.atrtrwlnc at thh

11 the eight h b1nh4ay, th1 el.crhtb b1rtb4!r ln a row which all or )"'U ha11e

Mde an occaaton tor Joining banda ill tbh natloo.lll bi.IIII.IIitartan 1ftort.

I ca 11110t 1~ , aa you can wtll und1r1tanl1 , t hat tbla 11 tor •• a

c0111plately happy birthday. 'l'I:LeM al'l not ccapletel y happy dqa tor I.DJ

or 1111 in the wor ld . Sball we aay tt.t AMriciiJl blrtbdeya thil Je&r an

being •de at Leaat happie r thaD tbay woul4 otbttrriee b1 beceOJM all ot ua

ar. etlll l11'1QI UDdlr a tree peopln ' phlloaopb)'?

It h not only thn the llsbu or ~ece bl.au in our areat citiea

and glow in our t OJma and 1'1llage• - - t ll.at laughtlr and IIIUiic et11l ring

out trca coan to COI.8t - - that we will r~turn to aat• bl41 tonl&:bt ,

It h not that .. reel 110 conc1rn t or tl'll pUgbt. or tr11 paopln

1lHlllhlrt in thl worl4; tt.t .. do DOt bOJ!I ttllt they sa,. ooottnu. tb1 tree -

dca or t heir 80'1'trnMnt a a Dd tbltr ~· or 11!1 io tbe 41.¥1 t o coat.

It ta blcau11 we b llliYI in and 1Dailt on the rlgbt or thl help-

llu e.Dd the right or th1 weak e.nd t bt rle;ht ot the crippled naeywhlrt t o

play t btr part in Ute --end suntn.

f'ranll:lin t. 11.o:>ee.,elt LlW'&ry

'rtah h a l1"ahaertF' ~~a<!e ~y H·e fhtte H..uo etPn r :o•I'Ttee,... tt. .. ,.,l,

notu t .t ·h• • ,. • •-""'· ... , ... ,., ;~.~ tlf .. ~ IW)ht

rn,<JJftl('<• •fll.t,

n .. a~a·urJ.. ~~

re~red

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It. 1a because .. la1o. l natll:;cU .. ly that tbta r1131Jt ot Lbe IUI­

tOrt.WI.IU c-a ulldar OW" trwe ,.oplaa• pbllO.OJ;bY fi'O:II tba boUo. up and

can n.,..:r be t.po:Md tro. Lbe top cto.~ .

I do hue aat htacUon on tltta bl rthday or &ina Mcau" or t he

teet t h&t datinlta prognaa Ilea IMian !!lade In theN pa.st twel!ty :reara oo a

natl.Olllll acala in t he t1eht a£"11\11\ 1nf&Jltile ~.e.relysb . In a vny broad

but a Y.ry datinhe aenaa , tbta tight 1e a tl'11e part ot Cle oauonal de­

teo" ot Motrtca .

I bi'I.Ta all!ll1a triad to r-bar that the ~rttcular J-robl• or

1ntant.1le par&lyata &Me c~l tbr a truly Mtloaal netat . .. a MIYa u. 1n

fl'ary atata ot the Wlion . Ja are at laat orP,fl.nl:z.tng adaq,uatel,- t.o t1P,t it .

•• han bad to tllee the n.cautty or unlttD,& Mdiul act~Uau

&nd doctors llt.!ld nurses aDd public h .. lth otficera and tt.e &«!Srtl public

~ (Tbe} year- In yaar-out cu.pa1~ culo....inat1II8 on .. cb .Tilllu.try

tblrtlatb haa bad , ~. ti.a a~o~pport or alao~ •••rroM -- troa

t. o" .to it11'e largo~ am& down u tl:la a cl.ool c b.Udreu ~.to

contrlblrte their ptnA1ea. Cl.c:.rly, IIDI'Ueatlonably. w ara 1f1=1q the

to ee.~h other and to the l.e.tton.

• THE WMITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

J MU-r.Y 23> 1941

:.:r. 3:u::~oGt.t. llaiti. t.o t::1v• t..1.1a ~~tt.te::-ial

to Cr ...ce or t.;.o you to &he t.o tho f>r'l!sidcnt • .:.!r . :I~ - t.t rill not be able to eoae 1n t.cao:-:-ow and par • .:1p11 not on ,;nu-~X~.a,y.

'l'hc!"tt A.-e ~o;:ae aiat..ko~ in t.atos in t.'r.h ::1.1t.arial w:.ic:r. I hove III&U'lced •

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THE CoMMITTEE POR THE CELEBRATION OP THE

PRESIDENTS BIRTHDAY

Fw Tbt N<rtloaol FowdcrtloD lot lolan!lle Paroly.U. Irx:.

$0uaTUMftUZI' • KE:WTOU:cnT • Mt!UATK11.Lt.-

l!r. J'illlar.a P.o..aett , b:ecuti'fe Ott1oea , The ifhhe l!ou:se , >'tuhi~ton , D. C.

J'anuu.ry 2? , 19U

At !.:r. Keith L:or san•a d1 r eot1ona I am enoloail\8 a short scri p1. r.,toh t.a bee:o. plAnned. tor the Pre~eo.t•a u.se on t he broo.do:~oat acher:lulltd tor the n18ht or 'l'hursd3.:y, 18..11U.3ey 30, 1941.

I hu'fe not aent 1t i n t he aooaphd finished aoript t orlil boc:~uae t here or e undoubtedl y 80!i.O cho.nsea th.o.t you will

"""' to """' , J.. J=•• "'~··~"~ ~~. Xoox, D ( .... , or Radio .

EXECUTI V E COMMITTEE

KErTH MORGAN, Notional Cboirtn011 JOSEPH M. SCHENCK, Noti011oJ Vic•C/Iol"rtr>OII

0. WALKER WEAR. Auistont Nalionol Choirmon

GEORC* E. A.l.LEN. Cic."''""- M·l• ol Dim.. GRANT ..AND RICE. Cioc'..- $potll Cot.tnt•l EOOIE CANTOR, C/lo.r,__ M<Vt:lo ol o--~ oil~ Air JAMES A. FARLEY. C~r,__ Spotb E-11 C-•"-

M,.ILLE MILLER, Cloott••on NICHOlAS M. SCH~CK. c~~o.·,,_, NoliOitOI Rod.o ,t,d•iJwr c-;u.. M~ion l'idw• r~wJt,., c-itiH

• II: E W. JOHNSTONE. Clooirmcrt. Rodio COOMifliiiH 1011 CONSIDINE. Vic..-CI>a'rlnOIO, Sport1 ~ II"

GENERAL R. E. WOOO, tlali oroo/ fl•roil Com.,IIIN JOHN J. PELLEY, ,t,,...,iccm Roi'1ood1 ConullliiH

Nal~l Lobo< C.,.,ittH WilliAM GREEN, p,.,idftnl, A.f.L PH IP MURRAY l'rW<ient. CJ.O.

S 1 A T E C H A. f N

A,_ T-A..Conooo ..,..._ Gowmt:.-1-"'-"M. Adbm

CoMorniq Jos.phM. ~t.

~W.8cler.Jr. D·•«tor o1 o,,.,.,,..,""'

c~""""' W~yo.hnF.Staf>l-101'1

CO'I...c:tlcvl Tt-.a...atS.Soo!>th

o.J,...a~. 0<-.lrv>"tf'IWo

O·tltdo/Colll"'bOa c..m.......oa....Me~.-;"c.H..... CaMn.:ui-J.R..-IIY-.g ._...""" R~I.K..dt

OOtt<U,oiO,.,_:w,.. FlotOda 0..'-L T,_,_, ·-U>t Amol

'"""' Mtt • .1oM E. Ho"ffi

.,,_ Mop'a..IA..Ou·---s...tor 0.0.~ l. RodcUe· ,_,.._,.,, P.A.O'c-..1

MOe/tip A.bntrE.l.otMd

lofiMfii(I#O Arthur D. R..,..okn

MiD.~/:. J. Und-oad ,.,;,_.,; R«MT.~ .. ~ .... I.Aut-t~Hwt,lo/\Oa".t ....... .............. ...... Wi5aoooS.~

N~O::...F . .._ "-;;.,.-, F;trG.oald

u .... u .. '"' Mayor o,de Tift91ey

N..., Yatl Colot!oi O.Wai\., Weo•

11/inoit NorlltCotoli~~a S.C....Io'Y of Stat. Edwon:l J. Hu9haot Dr. J~lan S. M1&er

lttdiano Norlh0o4ola OaooF.St·- SomS-..

lowo Oltio Chorl.tO.Hustoa Dr.J.H.J.Uphaool

c- J.E.T~ looM 1..--.d DirKtw oJ o,p..·ld;o.

c.,.n.c.Ay o.u.:..-o ..JuOge J. J. IC........... Robwt S.K.r

1'-yiwrr-o MO)WCor.-... o. So.~')'

RJ.odei.Jottd Or.fd-oFc.on.l

Soulo\Co-o/..., o..m:.~<c.o....

So..l• Odolo Mn. P. L. Cro...;;• ,_ Arthur E. Cor'*''*' ,_ Woll>oml.Cby•c.n

~W-'-'rBro9Ql Yi<;..CitQ.r,_

""" Coon~C.~N .... ....,_, Mojoro.a.t.. N.lorb.r

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.....'""""' "'e::t!:' WutVir!l·n.o

Ponic;kO.Kootll,

Wisc0t1sin 8yront,c-oy

Wyomi"9 G.ro..to. Houd.y

AI .... Gov.mot e ...... Gr~. .... "'

COtiOI Z-Govw.- c.s. Ridlto,o ~~ ~Joo.pl.P. Po-*'.,

"""·JJPii­Hi;h~ft-"J.So,o .. '-to/l.i<o ~--M.-GallarOD

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Thankl trou the bottom of rq hee.rt to ell ot you -- to wnry 110.n,

-.n &.1111 ohild. wbo baa lo.bored with MY old rriflDil•, Bull o•connor

Let :11 ..,. tbl..llkl, too - - at ~~ 91ry outset - 1:1 bebal! or all

those 91ctW of Illtnntile PUol7-ia to 'ltloo this ulebrt.t1C)A

toni&ht lpel~ IIIW bope , IIIW foitb &.lid lle'lf 00111'381 •

And ~o.1n tbukl --tor thou wbo will bo e1ngled out u 91ct1ca or

poeaibh a14 to r.oowery .

&.It moat or aU - the.nk• to Jll!llrlco. • •• tor r&~~.ftiruin& at thia hour

itll hl,lllO.nity, ltll 1111l1tru!t COI!.Oirll fOr thll l&allt fortunate Of ltl

oh1l4ren, ita o:r.poclty tor eonoerted aotloo wll1111. the naed 11 s,r.e.t .

J'ofnlnl yMrl a.v.>', all of you b.oYI D04e '61¥ b1rtb4o.y thl ooo.nion

.___/ tor joiDbg b.Mda 1n thla greM cauae.

It 11 not poaa1bh tor ae to a:r.y too.l&bt , a.a in fol':lll:llr ,..o.ra, tb.at

t hill 11 a oOQpletely happy b1rtbd.ly. Tbeaa oro not h.Dppy doya tor any

of 111 111 tho .:>rld •

.io.Dd yet, thia h .ol'lil t hnD a hAppy birthday - it h an ooouloo

that br11l81 u h.r Sl"1Mlhr uUataotion or anotber kind t ba.D IZJt

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rt rea out trom Ml11~» to ca.l i tornic r.o:t fro• Florl dl!l \Q the

klrtbweat .•. t.he,.. 11 ebundant r "110n tor ua all to be Uf!l~etul

tor the ";'rt:HI'~ ud oont1C:er;t. .·tOlD' tuture.

ot a t:-ee peoplca• pb.ilo.ophr ltli~h aa;ya U. t 1t ta th

re~u1b1lttr of tbe nrort. w eare tor tt-e •-.k em bfllf'leaa.

'nl.en ill IUI)\her rbUoao;>bJ epreedlfi: in tt.e 100rld w'lteh dentea

that rllepocalbllt ty ..• 'llh1oh 1\eniea the ~.ee.k nen tl1fl l"'it;bt tO

Tolll.dJt, •• J,Jaerlca so•e to partlea eo tt.u ettll c~ed eh1l1M"r;

_,. 'llt:l.lr. apt 11, -art daclr r1~L our telth 111 our ~'Juo.,;.hy.

pe.ut ea you are (1Y1Jl,- tt t a t 't'tl:lirt wt.tdt IP.f>kl!!a thh blrt . 117

t!Je 1110at.Jolit;lLY aatht')'l .. ot eJ.l-.:~ J.1tr. Tt.ere 1a oM:Le r~r ro

lr•a &etlateoU on ln. t l:.e erlerdU Fl'O£Tf'S8 thGt hr.a bN'r ~.ada 1a

tha 11l:'"ht J-ed lilt lntenttlll Paralylilo. Elich yec:r baa wlderwtd

rat.lora.l deteDte ecet=-~ it ,

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f!:lt!l .. bepz:~ \h11 tl )It beck In n::.6 w1 t.b the u~bllslaut ot

tba oeo:Va •r. sprt Jl:l roun!atlon, t~uu·e •• m o:r..-.i·ud effort

Art! tor maey yeara after 1!1£6, there n~s m 1liey t n "tlteh 1-ba ~~rtte\

zttll or peo~ltl eo\lld f'(lrUctreu in tba F1dlt. ~.en

tl.a tlra1. celebre.Uun or the :>reatdl"nt ' a !!U'Ll:daJ •• 1'"'0pol~ to

'!bit~· t"er. 'tare •.ra tbNI tour thoue:ao:l biM...ily pNtca

aDd. eeletrt~Uonr vhiel "lted. ~- ~uat~::da o! iollerr. '!be next. )'~r.

the n£,bt by UU.bl11Jbl~ ttc li!tiO:'L-1 Fourrttt1on tor Inft.ntlh

-POi'l" ;tt.rUei:aUq- In tle. lD Ue ' Merc:l:l of Dl.ce•, U( 'M.!ll 0

mm.z:•, em the nllt:w or t.JtD COlltc\o.lra ud J!ll"tt.t~· C.rda, tba

Am 30 to e.ll or you, lit 111 e:qu .. aa tte \l.edca ot Uloeo you he"•

11dt4 -- o.Di fll'/ own \he~a !gtlln tor \.be r11rr:ta\ b1rthtley rei!ID.L

or all -- the g1tt or TOW" c!11!1r1ty nnd k1ndl1DIM to Itch ot.her.

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JAhlWIY )0 , 19U

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A , l n•ntloll'•tton l N:If1'11Utul tod r

l'o t'.- yo~~r ·•1111t u 44 .. •:.:1 dollan 111 c.M.D lf;UOb.

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Ka.~ ot ..U, I .. sn>t atul \O NMrha -- tor re-

)'Oil h••• ~:~e~da aa ooeasloa for 3olllla,r b&llda lA tbh

~ ~~-·: ~;,.~. /1' /.

tollall wa N.l tll11.L A:marioan t11rtlldaya th11 yeer t~re be1np.

that h\16htar aDd •ualo ntll r t .QC out trrw ooc.at to coa~t - -

,,,'// thatwa~r.t\U'I1to .. tabedatonll)ht .

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rlP.t. of tile helple88 e.ll4 tl!e .H.k aWl ttr.• o:-lpphd .. - ... .d.­

to pl&J' their part 111 ur.:-;llld ti&M"he.

tt. h beoau"e we luw" t ut1Dct l • dJ thd thle

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o!ld t he netto~lprob otourl • !twa. not juat

beoautt l trnditd.:rtenat ·-Into, I thlllk , for ty-

•~ •11ln nne• ou.t ot rorty- tl t - - u .... , beoaue

on tho•• &.8llJJ' neyl~~£• 1 ou:e bett to kooor t.he

1rl4 .. flr/'~ 1nte,rrdne4 eoope of all k a ot a.e.tlonal

pro~~-,...._.._._ . .,m._.~?fi~ ha7t d"Y' trh4 to r••ber

'"" that the part1c:nllll:rprobl-or tnfllllt ilt ll'fll'al;tshAoall.f

t.of'iP,t.lt.

eohcthtaa.llddoetorsalllllnun.,aod 1UbUo .,..lthotrtoeu

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'ht n•r-1) J'-r-out oaape.tp ouat;~utnc 011; llllch

J'a~:~•ry t lllrtleth.hu had tllttii9¥0rtottbooet tTerrone - ­

rrca thou wtu> ~ h.rf!t ,,.. down to tilt t cllool ohUd::-en

:raru t blnbdtJ' PNit tntofall--tl::e aittot rourcba:-ltJ ,

.AlllXRISS OJ 'l'U PUSIPIIft'

l A.IIUAn )0 ' 1941

rrca the bo\toa ot •r been I thank all ot you ....

eTe!'J' 111&11. an4 1rC*&D u4 ob114 wtlo bu labored wttb my ol4

tr1ao4e, Bea1l O'Connor an4 Kaitb Morsan 1 in tbll grnt

oauu. ••• 1111 1 au oa ct And let ma, at tba

ou\aat, &leo &iTa JOU my t banka 1n bab&lt ot all tboaa

Tlotlaa ot 1ntaaUle paralyah to wbc:a tbh oalebratloa

toni&bt apdla aew bop• &n4 aaw oouraga .

or

preaaot o1rouaatanoa

yale 4urinc; the oocdog year.

'l'o th• rour paDAl an4 411i and 4ollara will 11:aan muab

....

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Moa t ot all , I .. ara t a t ul to .America - - t or r e-

a t til'ming a t t hh hour .blar l oa ' a hU11e n1ty , Amarl ca ' a

act lTe concer n tor •••-.,• _....,,u,.,..,eu,...,.,~,.,t .i t a oblldran.

Tbia l a t he algllt h b irthday l n a row .. which all o r

you haTe cada an oocaaton t or Joining banda tn t h h

~ -t-~ ,_ ·- -<-fl. r ~ Leaa-..

I canno t say , a s you can wa l l underatand , t hat

thia 18 ror It& a compl e tel y happy birthday. The .. are

not complat dy ha ppy daya tor a ny or us i n the world.

Shall wa aay t hat Amar 1oa n birt h da ys t bi a yea r a r e bal n&

all o r ua &ra a t lll lh1QS UD4ar a t ree pao~ha' pbllo-

1 SOphy .

I t h not 'J:!f t hat t he H sht a ot peace blaa:a in

our s r aat o1t1 .. and. slow t n our t owns and Till asaa --

t hat laupter and mua1o aU ll r l llf; out f ro:::l ooe.lt t o ooea t - -

t hat wa -=---- trill n t urll t o u r. ~. t onl sht.

- ) -It h not that we teal Do oonoarn tor the pU a ht

ot tree p.opln elaewbara ln the world) .... that • • do

not hope that t hey cay continua t he freedom ot their

soYarnmant e and tbalr waya of Uta i n the doya t o oooa ,

I t la because we bal1.ova to and ln!ll a t. on the

right ot the halpleatl taod. the weak •w! the crippled~~

to pla7 their pa rt ln ural\aod 1\lnhe.

It l a baoauaa we know lnatlnotlvaly tha t thh

r16ht of the unfortu.nli.te ooc aa under our tree paoplaa 1

pblloa ophy ! rca t he bottom up a nd can .aaYar be t.poaad

I do hti.VII uthtaotio o on thh birthday of ml na

baocuaa of the tact t hat daflnlt.a progress h.aa bean

t o the fight agal nat lntantlla paralyala, In a ·nry

broad but • ·nry ~htiotta aanaa, t bh t i ght 1a a true

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t. wu t wenty yaare aso l ut Autumn t hat I peraona y

on those £&D.)' Jo ney1nga t came tter to know the

l ema.

~I have always tried to rnember

t hat. the particular pr obln or lntlr..ntile j,)arelyaf.'%u

" for a truly nat.ional tlsht. We haTe lt l n eTery atate

IOU- wY h.,( d. or tbe \LD.lon. We organl:r. .. / adaquatelr

to f!.ght. lt. .

We b&Ya had to race t he necaaalty or unltl~ c adloe.l

achnthta and doctors •Dd nurua aDd publlo health of t loera

battle year by year l a &&. l olna: s raater auoca .. .

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The yu.r-tr:, year-out. ou.pd p oulmlnaU ns on eaob

J anua r y t hirtieth bu had the auppor t or al.ltloat neryone - ­

t i'OQ t hose whoJ;:::: larse auma down to t he achool oh Uclren

wbo contribute; thei r ~ennlGS o Cht~rly, unquu t.1onabl y 1

we are w11Ul1D4!; t.be right -- wllwl ng it.) t hnnka t o a l. or )'OU.

And eo , t o all of you I ~he &y owo t hanks tor the

r a r ut bi r t h da y preae nt or all -- t he gir t or your oha.r lty ,

your t 1n411nen to eaoh other 11.00. t o t.he liat.ton.

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Care '""n. t>1l IX•"'~"-! to p:"41v.rl~ "r-~UII publlcalk.n.

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