clothes—and show more concern about the dignity and character of the
individual. We need to be reinspired to work for freedom and justice
and decency both in our wonderful land and in lands abroad. We need
a reshuffling of our values to give us the proper perspective of life—
to place spiritual values above material values. We must think more
about such things as education and religion which stress intelligent
and noble living and emphasize such ideals as the equality of indi-
viduals and justice for all people.

It is time we broadened our vision of life, remembering well the
words: "Where there is no vision the people perish. " When we con-
centrate our minds on material things, when we persist in pursuing
only those things which bring us physical comfort and pleasure, we
ignore the dire warning of the American poet who said:

"You will not be saved by General Motors,
You will not be saved by prefabricated houses,
You will not be saved by dialectic materialism,
You will not be saved by the Lambeth Conference.
You will not be saved by the expanding universe,
In fact you will not be saved. "

Above all, I would have us return to that philosophy of idealism
which guided the thinking and the deeds of the men and women who
founded this country and which had so much to do with molding
our fortunes as a nation. It is the philosophy of humanism and the
dignity of the individual. It is the philosophy of equality and freedom.
We may thank God that despite the assaults that have been made upon
it, this philosophy of idealism still prevails in our midst as a guide to
us and to those who will follow us.

In an age of anxiety and confusion—at times when we wonder about
the future of democracy, our civilization, the good society which we
have established—it is consoling and reassuring to reflect upon the
great documents of our history which so adequately state this philosophy
of idealism. It is written in the preamble of our Constitution—"We
the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect
Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the
common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings
of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the United States of America. "

And the foreword to our Maryland Declaration of Rights, which