Statement by Commissioner of Education Earl James McGrath, The Fight Against Ignorance
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OCR Page 1 of 10THE FIGHT AGAINST IGNORANCE*
I want to talk to you about a world revolution that is now
going on. This revolution is fortunately one in which bombs and
guns are replaced by ideas and words and human compassion. The
basis of this social upheaval is set forth in the Universal Decla-
ration of Human Rights, Article 26 of which states in part:
"1. Everyone has the right to education.
Education shall be free, at least in the
elementary and fundamental stages.
"2. Education shall be directed to the full
development of the human personality and to
the strengthening of respect for human rights
and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote
understanding, tolerance and friendship among
all nations, racial or religious groups."
If the efforts to realize Article 26 are successful, universal
education will not only rid the world of the ever recurring scourge
of war; it will also take from the backs of men the ageless burdens
of hunger and disease and ignorance. The fight against ignorance
is then a fight for peace and well-being for all wherever they may
live.
Without education there is little good in trying to improve
health and agriculture and to bring the benefits of technology to
underdeveloped areas.
In a Middle Eastern country recently I saw our ongoing pro-
jects under the Point 4 program, the enterprise launched by President
By Earl James McGrath, U.S. Commissioner of Education, Federal
Security Agency, Washington, D.C., recording made with Mr. David
Bernstein, Federal Security Agency, March 11, 1952, to be used
by National Association of Educational Broadcasters. Published in
part in UNESCO NEMS, Vol. V, No. 9, April 1952, pp. 9-11, 14.
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