:38:09
Well, we might as well
go down swinging.
:38:16
Did you know the most trusted man
in America is Milton Berle?
:38:19
- See? You should have worn a dress.
- They"re more sophisticated.
:38:22
- How does a Scotch sound?
- Scotch sounds good.
:38:25
- Why are we proud?
- You know Joe and Shirley are married?
:38:28
- Sure.
- Did everyone know?
:38:30
- Pretty much.
- We are proud...
:38:31
... because from the beginning
of this nation...
:38:34
... man can walk upright.
:38:38
No matter who he is or who she is.
:38:41
He can walk upright and
meet his friend or his enemy.
:38:46
And he does not fear that
because that enemy...
:38:50
... may be a position in great power...
:38:53
... that he...
:38:56
... can be suddenly thrown in jail...
:38:59
... to rot there without charges
and with no recourse to justice.
:39:05
We have the Habeas Corpus Act
and we respect it.
:39:09
I began by saying that our history
will be what we make it.
:39:13
If we go on as we are...
:39:15
...history will take its revenge...
:39:16
...and retribution will not limp
in catching up with us.
:39:21
Just once in a while let us exalt the
importance of ideas and information.
:39:27
Let us dream to the extent of saying
that on a given Sunday night...
:39:30
...a time normally occupied
by Ed Sullivan...
:39:32
...is given over to a clinical survey
on the state of American education.
:39:36
And a week or two later...
:39:38
...a time normally used by Steve Allen...
:39:40
...is devoted to a thoroughgoing study
of American policy in the Middle East.
:39:45
Would the corporate image of their
respective sponsors be damaged?
:39:49
Would the shareholders rise up
in their wrath and complain?
:39:53
Would anything happen other than
a few million people...
:39:56
...would have received some
illumination on subjects...
:39:59
...that may well determine the future
of this country...