Remarks of United States Commissioner of Education Earl James McGrath to UNESCO [United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization]
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Mr. Chairman, Fellow Panel Members, Ladies, and Gentlemen:
It is no exaggeration to say that this meeting and others like it
being held at various times and in various sections of the world are of
great importance to men everywhere. The matters that we are to discuss
here are related to a world revolution. The principles in that revolution
are set forth in Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
which is on the stage here. This revolution fortunately is one in which
bombe and guns will be replaced by ideas and words and human compassion.
Andif the projects that we talk about here and those to come later are
at all successful, they will not only rid the world of the ageless scourge
of war, but they will also lift from the backs of men the burdens of
hunger and disease and ignorance.
It is no reflection on the other sections meeting in this general
conference at this time to say that this is in many respects the most
important meeting, because what we do here and what comes out of this
meeting will in large part determine whether or not the other efforts can
be successful; because without education there is little good in talking
about health and agriculture and the benefits of technology.
I was in Traq, as the chairman said, recently and I saw our on-
going program there under Point 4-and Mr. Fryer this is not intended as
a criticism at all, because the work is very successful indeed-but I was
struck with the fact that the health work and the work in agriculture and
By Earl J. McGrath, U. S. Commissioner of Education, Federal Security
Agency, Washington, D. C., at meeting of UNESCO, New York City,
January 28, 1952.
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