80 ADDRESSES AND STATE PAPERS

of our economy. They must be controlled and prevented through
effective planning and adequate legislation.

The success of any and all of these endeavors depends not only upon
creative leadership by government, but upon substantial citizen sup-
port. No new program or policy can surmount these obstacles without
the full cooperation and enthusiastic participation of the public. All
new programs and policies can benefit from the insight, imagination
and innovation which emanate from the private sectors of our com-
munity.

Certainly the Greater Baltimore Committee has clearly demon-
strated its desire and ability to develop a working relationship with
government. Earlier, I spoke of the tangible monuments that stand in
tribute to this group's initiative. But, perhaps, the most exciting con-
tribution of all, in the last analysis, is the intangible one — your
spirit of tenacity in the face of adversity, a spirit which could not be
defeated by seemingly overwhelming indifference and insurmountable
obstacles — and your refusal to become complacent, to relax in the
glory of your formidable accomplishments. Once the Civic Center
and the Charles Center were established, your energies were directed
toward a project of even more ambitious scope, the Inner Harbor.
And, to your credit, you have not concentrated exclusively upon the
obvious and impressive prestige projects, but have involved your-
selves in the mundane and often irritating problems that affect the
life of the City.

The Greater Baltimore Committee's most recent plan to establish
a nonprofit housing corporation and development fund to provide a
supply of housing for the lower-middle and lower income segment of
the City's population marks the recognition of another critical prob-
lem and provides a difficult challenge. This diversification of energy
and commitment to be concerned with the anguish of the invisible
poor exemplifies the spirit and conscience of individuals cooperating
independently for the public good which I, as Governor, would like
to see extended throughout Maryland.

Only a week ago, in a formal address to a larger gathering, I stressed
this concept of the need for private initiative and individual con-
science to stimulate and direct public action. It is not government, but
the initiative of people acting on their own, that makes the world
around us better and more livable. Private apathy, neglect or abuse
often forces governmental intervention, but this does not guarantee
that such is the right action or the best recourse. Good laws do not