Show X S 'S tt RIGHT OVER WRONG In II a college ollege journalism classroom hun hangs s this sign If it il Is right write It It symbol izes knowing the difference between right and wrong and acting accordIngly A Virginia farmer followed this pattern recently according to the Richmond l- l um He refused to accept money from the theU theU U S Agriculture Departments Department's sol soil bank pro pro- program program gram Ito He had been offered an acre to retire a hillside portion of his 1133 acre farm but since the land wasn't productive in the first place he felt he couldn't accept the of fer fel I Freedom and lib were attained in this country by just such men men-men who placed I their moral convictions above short term gains men like Washington Hamilton and Madi- Madi Madison son who put their on of right over wrong In he the documents which gave birth to this great country Their efforts and the f ef forts of millions who ho have followed were dir lir d at guaranteeing ng a full life for all men The freedom to pursue that full life will endure only so long as a majority of United States citizens accept responsibility for their own and the nations nation's progress |