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I also believe that we have to take into this new era our ancient faith. Some of the most previous words in the language like "home" and "love" escape the boundaries of definition, and faith is one of these. Faith, the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen, is the mainspring not only of individual ethical living, but of law and civilization based on law. Love is greater than faith, said Paul, but love without faith becomes futile and barren. Faith'in the basic ethical standards, in the ultimate victory of right, and trust in the destiny of mankind are the bases of all human advance. The lives lost in the world wars and their cruel aftermath are not the only appalling loss. The lessening of our beliefs, of our established principles, of faith in the individual and of trust between nations is equally tragic Our country was built upon faith. Because they had faith our fathers established the fullest freedom in the world today. Faith that obstacles could be surmounted made men and women venture upon the seas, dare the wilderness, cross the rivers, the plains, the Rockies and the High Sierras to open up America. There are no "wonder drugs" for the healiner of nations. The task seems superhuman; but if prehistoric man could invent the wheel and the alphabet and apply ethical standards in the group through law, then with faith and intelligence we can go forward to substitute law for war. This cannot be done without faith to set free our "disinherited minds." For it is still and always true that they who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Also I think we must take with us faith in America. When this country was founded something new was declared. The forefathers, fine lawyers as they were, in the founding of the country were expressing something more than careful deceptions of law. They were expressing their hopes and dreams of freedom. It was stated both in the preamble and in the Constitution itself that the purpose of government was the promotion of the general welfare. That had not been the purpose of government in England, which had as good a government as there was at the time. A main purpose of the government there was the protection of the special welfare of the nobles and the ruling classes. Here the purpose was that government should be run for men, not men for government That was why for the first time in

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