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...reliably estimated," he wrote in his veto message, "that one out of ten persons born in the year 1955 will spend some time during his life in a mental institution. This widespread incidence of mental illness makes it imperative that every safeguard be established to insure that those individuals who become mentally ill will continue to have the needed support of their families and loved ones . . . There could be instances where a husband or wife with a mild mental illness would develop a much more serious illness with the knowledge that their spouse was obtaining a divorce...
...conclusions are demonstrably false ("Don Juan or donkey, we are all alike in our love-making") and sometimes alarming ("Every male in the grip of passion behaves . . . like an impetuous bull"), others are shrewd and accurate, e.g., "As an artist ... do not labor under any illusion that society will safeguard or sustain...
Unfortunately, recent events in Washington indicate that the Eisenhower administration has not yet attained that sense of balance. Administration officials, notably Secretary of Defense Wilson, have shown illogic and inconsistency in their attitude toward the release of information. Their desire to safeguard the nation's secrets is entirely commendable, but absolute security, after all, is as illusory as absolute liberty. And actions such as the Defense Department's effort to control the publication even of unclassified materials hardly further the national security in any sense...
...security and freedom of our nation-without which there can be no freedom or security for any free nation anywhere in the world-then let our political leaders have the courage to tell that to the American people and convince them to take all necessary measures to help safeguard these islands for the sake of our own best national interest and our stake in world peace...
...first set of ground rules for a civilian atomic industry were laid down last week by the Atomic Energy Commission. To get a license for 40 years or less to build and operate an atomic plant, a private company must be experienced, safeguard the public from the dangers of fissionable material and agree to release the Government from liability for any and all damage resulting from the private licensee's use or possession of nuclear materials. There will be no charge for the license and atomic plants producing electricity will come under the same regulatory agencies which now control...