Show The American Ideall Ideal i At stake in the current civil rights controversy and the rash of disorders riots and extreme action is the ideal upon which the country was founded THAT IDEAL is not only that all men are created equal Inthe in the eyes of the law but more the more the assumption that peoples from different countries from different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent faiths of different races can build a great new country and create a homogenous pop pop- history the there r e have been perhaps more doubters and nationalists than be believers Ii eve r s concerning this theme ONE OF THE latest examples of nationalism breaking up a great power Is Hungary Austro which of course also carried with it the burden of a questionable questionable questionable ques ques- monarch Nevertheless Nevertheless Nevertheless I less that once once-g once great rea t power broke up into various nationalist nationalist nationalist nation nation- alist and ethic groups In 1918 and 1919 Will the United States eventually eventually eventually even even- succumb to the same fate WE HAVE progressed toward unity and freedom for all and equal opportunity for several centuries though the process has never been easy nor have we we achieved these goals to the fullest measure But there has been steady progress Perhaps it has been too slow Perhaps due to I circumstances goals could not be achieved overnight IN TODA TODAY'S YS Y'S confusing picture picture pic picture pic- pic ture sometimes a violent one the great hope of the United States of America is that the vast majority segment of the population of all races will avoid extremist action and extremist ex extremist extremist ex- ex views Extremists often lead the thena- thena na nation nation na- na tion part nhe way they often motivate change Sometimes however they tend to retard progress in advocating vio vio- lence WHILE ONE can often sympathize sympathize sympathize sym sym- with those who become impatient nt at the pace of progress progress progress ress we must all keep in mind the great hope and ideal of our country and the fact that violence seldom produces lasting progress or good will This great historical concept should not of course be used as a justification for Inaction in righting wrongs It should be I remembered however that extremism ex extremism extremism ex- ex violence and hatred have broken up many countries which contained diverse elements elements elements ele ele- ments and peoples as does I the United States |