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serious of all, some are denied equal protection under our laws.
Whether discrimination is based on race, or creed, or color,
or land of origin, it is utterly contrary to American ideals
of democracy.
The recent report of the President!g Committee on
Civil Rights points the way to corrective action by the Federal
Government and by state and local governments, Because of the
need for effective Federal action, I shall send a special
message to the Congress on this important subject.
We should also consider our obligation to assure the
fullest possible measure of civil rights to the people of our
Territories and possessions. I believe that the time has come
for Alaska and Hawaii to be admitted to the Union as States,
Our second goal is to protect and develop our human
resources,
The safeguarding of the rights of our citizens must be
accompanied by an equal regard for their opportunities for
development and their protection from economic insecurity. In
this Nation the ideals of freedom and equality can be given
specific meaning in terms of health, education, social security
and housing.
Over the past twelve years we have erected a sound frame-
work of social security legislation, Many millions of our
citizens are now protected against the loss of income which
can come with unemployment, old age, or the death of wage-
earners. Yet our syatem has gaps and inconsistencies; it is
only half-finished,
We should now extend unemployment compensation, old age
benefits, and survivors' benefits to millions who are not now
protected, We should also raise the level of benefits.
The greatest gap in our social seçurity structure is
the lack of adequate provision for the Nation's health. Ve are
rightly proud of the high standards of medical care we know how
to provide in the United States. The fact is, however, that most
of our people cannot afford to pay for the care they need.
I have often and strongly urged that this condition
demands a national health program. The heart of the program
must be a national system of payment for medical care based
on well-tried insurance principles. This great Nation cannot
afford to allow its citizens to suffer needlessly from the lack
of proper modical care,
Our ultimate aim must be a comprehonsive insurance
system to protect all our people equally against insecurity and
ill-health.
Another fundamontal aim of our democracy is to provide
an adequate education for overy person.
Our educational systems face a financial crisis. It is
deplorable that in a Nation as rich as ours there are millions of
children who do not have adequate schoolhouses or enough teachers
for a good elementary or secondary education. If there are
educational inadequacies in any State, the whole Nation suffers.
The Federal Government has a responsibility for providing financial
aid to meet this crisis.
In addition, we must make possible greater equality
of opportunity to all our citizens for an education, Only by
so doing can we insure that our citizens will be capable of
understanding and sharing the responsibilities bf democracy.
(OVER)
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