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|\n| --- |\n\n# Democratic National Convention\n\nDemocratic Candidate For President  \nBy Hubert H.Humphrey  \nVice President of the United States—Page 706  \n# ACCEPTANCE SPEECH\n\nBy DanielK.Inouye  \n# Commitment\n\nUnited States Senator from Hawaii—Page 709  \n# KEYNOTE ADDRESS\n\nBy Edmund S.Muskie  \n# Democratic Candidate For Vice President\n\nUnited States Senator from Maine—Page 711  \n# ACCEPTANCE SPEECH\n\nThe Vietnam WarByLyndon B.JohnsonTHE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNITED STATESPresident of the United States—Page 712The Need For ReformsBy Pope Paul VIA JUST FISCAL BURDENHis Holiness—Page 716Halt The BombingBy Edward M.Kennedy  \nMUTUAL WITHDRAWALUnited States Senator from Massachusetts—Page 717  \nThe National LaborRelations ActBy Frank W.MeCullochA CONTRIBUTION TO AMERICAN LIFEChairman,National Labor Relations Board—Page 719A Clearer Perspective OfLabor In SocietyBy Daniel ParkerCOMMON GOALSChairman,The Parker Pen Company—Page 725  \nPlanning The Existential SocietyByJ.B.McKitterickMEETING THE NEEDSVice President,General Electric Company—Page 728The Need For PolicyBy Ramsey ClarkDONT SHOOT THE LOOTERAttorney General of the United States—Page 733IMPARTIALCONSTRUCTIVEAUTHENTIC  \n# CURRENT NATIONAL QUESTIONS\n\nTHE BEST THOUGHT OF  \nBEST MINDS  \nTHE  \n# CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT\n\nBy HUBERT H.HUMPHREY,Vice President of the United States  \nDelivered before the Democratic National Convention,Chicago,Ilinois,August 29,1968  \npose.And each time that we've had to face these challenges wehave emerged with new greatness and with new strength.  \nMR.CHAIRMAN,my fellow Americans,my fellowDemocrats—I proudly accept the nomination of ourparty.This moment—this moment is one of personalpride and gratification.Yet one cannot help but reflect thedeep sadness that we feel over the troubles and the violencewhich have erupted,regrettably and tragically,in the streets ofthis great city,and for the personal injuries which have OC-curred.  \nWe must make this moment of crisis—we must make it amoment of creation.  \nAs it has been said,in the worst of times a great peoplemust do the best of things—and let us do it.  \nWe stand at such a moment now in the affairs of this Na-tion,because,my fellow Americans,something new,somethingdifferent has happened.There is an end of an era,and thereis the beginning of a new day.  \nSurely we have now learned the lesson that violence breedscounterviolence and it cannot be condoned,whatever thesource.  \nAnd it is the special genius of the Democratic party that itwelcomes change—not as an enemy but as an ally—not as aforce to be suppressed but as an instrument of progress to beencouraged.  \nI know that every delegate to this convention shares tonightmy sorrow and my distress over these incidents.And for just onemoment,in sober refilection and serious purpose,may we justquietly and silently,each in our own way,pray for our coun-try.And may we just share for a moment a few of those im-mortal words of the prayer of St.Francis of Assisi,wordswhich I think may help heal the wounds,ease the pain and liftour hearts.  \nThis week our party has debated the great issues beforeAmerica in this very hall,and had we not raised these issues—troublesome as they were—we would have ignored the realityof change.  \nHad we just papered over the differences of frank,hard de-bate,we would deserve the contempt of our fellow citizensand the condemnation of history.  \nListen to this immortal saint:\"Where there is hatred,let meknow love.Where there is injury,pardon.Where there isdoubt,faith.Where there is despair,hope.Where there isdarkness,light.”  \nYes,we dare to speak out and we have heard hard andsometimes bitter debate.But I submit that this is the debate,and this is the work of a free people,the work of an open con-vention and the work of a political party responsive to theneeds of this nation.  \nThose are the words of a saint.And may those of us of lesspurity 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