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As the aecon4 anni~eraar7 or tbe paaalnc or oar late dlatinauished and belom Prelldent, PnD11D D. Boo .... lt approach•• and as I witnaaa the turwoil of thla atrlte torn world I c annot but refl ect on the 1deala t or which tbe lata Prea1Aent atood , aDd t or t he kind ot world t or wh1ab be toacbt aDd died,
r I bel1ne that all of u 'tlbo 11w abollld •te a detenlned lttor t t o briAC t o roa11aat1oD tbe IMll wlllch be bad Ht tor all buaanlt ,. . I bel1ew that tbe proaent paiu or tba world are due to the aharp departure 'tlblah the leaclara of the world ha .. aade troa his polici es.
I encl oae a poaa which I haw dedi cated t o bll •.o1'7. It wu wri t ten at 7•32 ot the e..maa ot bh death, aa the ti1araa below wi l l show. Altho I cannot atteat or la7 alai• to •01 1nat 11 t erar7 .. ri t t or the poaa1 1 t apnuea IIJ a-- teel1aa or bll 1deal nnd wort•, ancS 1n it 1 dedicate IIJaelt to help tbe world to acb1ne 1n II)' sull .. ,. tba !della tor 'tlblch be atnod,
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