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a einthel fo the
co cience nd the future of
America. The ttl may eot be
dramatic Gettysburg or Viet
nam or Desert Storm. but they will
America' place in the 21st
century.
America is at war t bome. As
Communism i collapsing all
und the world, the American
dream is coll ing for milliom of
f.amili youths arxl children all
around America. We are in
danger 0 becoming two rations:
Om of rust World privilege aod
another of Third World depriva
tion, while a beleagured middle
class barely � on.
Tragically, America 11M al
lowed our children to become the
poorest citizens. Nearly thirteen
and a half million American
childnm(197)a majority of wbom
are in wOrking familks(l97)lived
in poverty in 1989. That's more
than the entire population of Los
Angeles.
TWO FULL YFARS of
. -reeessionlaer, the nwnberissure
ly even higher today. America's
high child poverty ralc is rot an
act of God or an Wl8voidable fact
of-life in a modem, urban society.
It is highly un\.6ual, arxl it is a
conscious political and ocial
choice thar �n'C:a 112 rfiadC.· - -
Our children are poor from two to
.. 14 times more frequently than
children in other countries that8le
our alIi and economic com-
1>eti tors(l97)A\.6ttaUa, Omada,
Sweden, Germany, the Nether
lands, France, am the United
Kingdom.
Why does the richest nation on
. the earth rense to give all its
children a fair start in life? What
does it say about our values that
we still sperld reany $300 billion
on the military but will mt keep
our children safe in their homes,
on their streets, in their sdools?
I welcome the long overdue
and much needed debate about
values in America Tbe break
down of moral and family values
is pervasive. And it is personal
and public; individual aOO cor
porate; rich and poor; black,
brownand white; Democratic and
Republican.
TIle standard for success for
too many Americans has become
personal greed rather than good. '
TIle standard for achievment bas
been "getting by" rather than
making an extra effort.
OUR CHILDREN are strug
gling to grow Up in an ethically
polluted nation where instant sex
without responsibility, instant
gratification withoutefIort, instant
solutions without sacrifice, get
ting rather than giving, aOO hoard
ing rather than sharing are the too
frequent messages from our mass
media, popular culture aOO politi
cal life.
Isn't is tirhe. we gave -our
children an alternative message of
caring and concern and respon
sibility? If we are going to repair
our frayed family, community,
social aOO economic fabric aOO
rebuild a common sense of
responsibility of America's fu
ture, every -Arrerican including
ourpoli tical-leaders, must red�fine
success in the 1900s.
TIle question is not "how much
can I get?" but "how much can I
do without and share?" All
Americans must try to remember
and strengtlien the val ues that
have held us together as a people;
fairness, honesty, hope aOO con
cern for.the future.
Ourpoliticalleadersshould�t
the tone in theirplatfonn and theIr
policies' to honor these val� �
our nation is to weather the crss
that threatens our future. But they
can't just talk a ut values. They
must practi . them.
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Thursday, September 17.
beginning at 3:00 p.m. in the
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To register or for informa
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