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JUDEO-CHRISTIAN FAITH, IDEALS OF JUSTICE AND BROTHERHOOD. BUT, EVEN MORE WE CAN FURTHER THAT VISION THROUGH JOBS, ECONOMIC RECOVERY, ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND BRING "OPPORTUNITY" BACK INTO THE VOCABULARY OF AMERICA. TWELVE YEARS AGO THE LARGEST SINGLE DEMONSTRATION IN THE HISTORY OF THESE UNITED STATES OCCURRED IN WHASHINGTON WHEN OVER 200,000 AMERICANS OF ALL RACES, COLORS AND CREEDS GATHERED BEFORE THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL , UNITED AND INSPIRED BY THAT HUNGER FOR JUSTICE WHICH FOUND ELOQUENT EXPRESSION IN THE LEADERSHIP OF DR. KING. THE THEME OF THE 1963 MARCH - STILL RELEVANT TODAY - WAS THE DEMAND OF ALL AMERICANS FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM. UNDER LYNDON JOHNSON MUCH FREEDOM'WAS WON BUT THE STRUGGLE IS NOT OVER. AND, SINCE THAT TIME THE FIGHT FOR JOBS HAS NOT ENDED - INDEED NOW WHEN WE MUST COMMIT OUR LIVES TO THE REHABILITATION OF NATOINS - JOBS HOLD THE PROMISE FOR OUR FUTURE. FULL EMPLOYMENT - A MEANINGFUL JOB AT A LIVING WAGE - IS THE RIGHT OF EVERY CITIZEN ABLE AND WILLING TO WORK, AND IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DO ALL IN OUR POWER TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE. WITH UNEMPLOYMENT OVER 7 AND ONE HALF PERCENT WHAT DO YOU FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE GRADUATES HAVE TO PUT FAITH IN, TRUST IN, ASSURANCE FOR YOUR FUTURE, WE HAVE IGNORED THE FUTURE IN AMERICA. WE HAVE BUSIED OURSELVES WITH THE MECHANICS OF LIVING AND FORGOTTEN THE SOUL, WE HAVE HELPrD YOU TO EDUCATE YOURSELVES YET YOU MAY BE UNABLE TO BECOME A FUNCTIONING PART OF THE BODY OF AMERICA.
Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan to Texas Honor Students, addressing the potential of youth to improve society. Handwritten notes are written in the margins.