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people. Let us look at these challenging times of ours, with the in-
cisive realism that Christopher Fry looked at his... when he wrote:

Dark and cold we may be, but this

Is no winter now. The frozen misery

Of centuries breaks, cracks, begins to move,

The thunder is the thunder of the floes,

The thaw, the flood, the upstart Spring.

Thank God our time is now when wrong

Comes up to face us everywhere,

Never to leave us till we take

The longest stride of soul men ever took.

And I, as the new Governor of this new alliance of people—prin-
ciple—progress, greet this new and promising day, with the hope that
when we convene again, we will have pursued the path to excellence
together and will have traveled a good part of the way.

BUDGET MESSAGE TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

January 27, 1967

Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the General
Assembly:

We are facing a complex mixture of colossal problems and magnifi-
cent opportunities. The problem, obviously, is to remove the prob-
lems without impairing the opportunities. Our ideals and objectives
must be held at a high level, perhaps always just beyond our reach.
However, a budget, by its very nature, is the meeting place of lofty
ideals and harsh realities. Intrinsic to it is the conflict created by the
necessity of assigning priorities to our goals. We must progress, solve
problems in the interest of our citizens; but at the same time must
recognize that sound financial policy is a prerequisite of good govern-
ment. Consistent with our objectives, we must keep the burden on the
taxpayer as light as possible. This can only be achieved by producing
a dollar's value for every tax dollar spent.

There has been some discussion of the role played by the new ad-
ministration in the formulation of this budget. While my predecessor
has my sincere appreciation because he has cooperated fully in every
respect, the practical limitations of time and lack of staff have made it