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1932 January 17: The Myth of Rugged Individualism, 1932 January
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1933 November 6: Our Political Ideals and the City Election, 1933 November
1934
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January 28: The Rights of Children
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April 15: The Coming Struggle for Power
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November 11: How Can We Prepare for Peace?
1935
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April (Easter): New Horizons
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November 24: "It Can't Happen Here" -- Sinclair Lewis
1936
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(No date): Mr. Justice Brandeis
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(No date): Ethical Values in Crisis: The Spanish Revolt
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March 1: Betrayal in Politics
1937
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(No date): The Problem of Divorce
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(No date): The Meaning of Industrial Unrest
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(Easter): Death and Birth of a World
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October 24: Can Democracy Defeat Dictatorship?
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November 14: Should the Church Fight Radicalism?
1938
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January 23: What Kind of Revolution Does American Youth Want?
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February 27: The War Spirit Versus the People's Will to Peace
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March 27: American Patriotism --What Does It Mean?
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October 30: Democracy: The Road Ahead
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November 20: Anti-Semitism: What Is the Answer?
1939
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January 15: "Man's Hope" and "Man's Fate": Andre Malraux
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February 7: The Choice Before American Youth Today
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April 9: Human Faith Under Fire
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September 10: Does Modern Man Need Religion?
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November 12: The Meaning of Hitler
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November 19: The Hard Road to Peace
1940
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January 14: Integrity in Public Life
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February 18: Is the New Deal Dead?
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March 24: A New World: Man's Unconquerable Hope
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October 20: The Rediscovery of Citizenship
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November 10: Is Pacifism the Answer? (Armistice Day)
1941
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February 2: Have Men Lost Their God?
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February 9: The Individual and Mass Behavior
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March 9: Youth's Call to the Older Generation
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April 13: The Ethics of Jesus in a World at War
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June 8: Youth in Search of Religion
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October 5: Dare We Believe in People?
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October 26: Can We Defeat Fascism?
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November 16: American Attitude Toward Soviet Russia
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December 21: Where Men Meet to Seek --A Christmas Talk
1942
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January 18: The War Crisis and This Generation
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March 29: A World Without Hitler
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May 10: Democracy's Unfinished Business
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October 25: Does the World Want Peace?
1943
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March 7: A World Without Hate
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March 14: Our Godless Age
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March 21: The Challenge of Soviet Russia
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March 28: Henry Wallace and the Prophetic Vision
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May 18: Japanese-Americans: Fellow Citizens
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June 13: America's Inner Crisis
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October 31: The Reconstruction of Democratic Society: What Is America's Religion?
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November 7: The Reconstruction of Democratic Society:
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November 7: Free Enterprise Versus Collectivism
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November 14: The Reconstruction of Democratic Society: Will Victory Bring Peace?
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November 21: The Reconstruction of Democratic Society: Wanted: A New Citizenship
1944
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April 16: America's Hour of Danger: Your Stake in the Coming Peace
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April 23: The Rising Tide of Race Conflict
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July 23: Spiritual Security in Wartime
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October 1: The Meaning of Hitler's Defeat
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October 8: The Return of the Soldier
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October 15: The World Crisis and Its Meaning: Is Peace an Illusion?
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October 22 The World Crisis and Its Meaning: What Are We Living For?
1945
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April 1: The Reconstruction of Democratic Faith: The Rebirth of the Democratic World -- An Easter Address
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April 8: The Reconstruction of Democratic Faith: Soviet Russia --A Promise or a Threat?
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April 15: The Reconstruction of Democratic Faith" The Ethics of Private Property Re-Examined
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April 22: Victory: A Challenge to the Schools of America
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June 10: Religion in the Post-War Period
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October 28: A Faith for Free Americans: I: Have We Destroyed Fascism?
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November 4: A Faith for Free Americans: II: Will Collectivism End Freedom?
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November 11: A Faith for Free Americans: III: War or Peace: Science Forces the Issue
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November 18: A Faith for Free Americans: IV: In War and Peace
1946
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February 24: Is Anti-Semitism a Christian Problem
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March 3: The Role of Youth in the Post-War World
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October 27: Must Capitalism Fight Socialism?
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November 3: The Corruption of Democracy
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November 10: The Individual and the Drift to War
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November 17: Religion at the Crossroads
1947
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February 23: On Being an American
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March 2: An Ethical Challenge to Businessmen
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March 9: The Twilight of Imperialism
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March 16: The Sources of Our Faith in People
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October 26: A Faith in God Re-Examined
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November 2: A Faith in Man Re-Examined
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November 9: The Will to Peace: An Armistice Day Address
1948
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February 29: What Is Loyalty?
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March 7: A Man's Religion and His Politics
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March 14: Wanted: An Honest Morality
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April 25: War or Peace With Russia?
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November 28: Has Science Destroyed Faith?
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December 5: Wanted: A New Political Ethics
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December 12: Work Incentives in a New Social Order
1949
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April 10: Moses: His God and His Ethics
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April 17: Jesus: His God and His Ethics
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April 24: The Fear of Communism and Democratic Faith
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May1: Reconstructing International Relations
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September 25: The Meaning of Man's Quest for God
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October 2: The Conflict of Church and Sate
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October 9: Communism and the World Crisis
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October 16: Can We Still Believe in People?
1950
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April 16: A Dying Imperialism and the Birth of a New World
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November 12: The World Crisis and Its Meaning
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November 19: The Welfare State: Its Strengths and Weaknesses
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November 26: Who Are the Loyal Americans?
1951
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April 1: America's -Hour of Danger
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April 29: America's Sense of Values
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May Ethical Platform (5 addresses)
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October 7: The Individual Under Socialism
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October 14: The Reformation of Democracy
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October-November: Ethical Platform (5 addresses)
1952
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January: Ethical Platform (1 ADB address)
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February 17: Honor in Public Life
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February 24: Essentials of an Ethical Economy
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March 2: The Moral Basis for Peace With Russia
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September 31: Are We Fit for Freedom?
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November 9: America's Decision: What Does It Mean?
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November 16: The Fascist Threat to American Freedom
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Ethical Platform: Digests of: l) America's Decision: What Does It Mean? (11/9); 2)The Fascist Threat to America's Freedom (11/16); 3)Can Men Live Without God? (11/23); and addresses by J. Nathanson.
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December 7: War or Peace - Do We Have a Choice?
1953
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April 12: A World Without Stalin
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April 19: The Honor of a Citizen
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March-April: Ethical Platform (4 ADB addresses)
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September 20: Our Quest for Security
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October 4: Capitalism, Socialism and Human Welfare
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October 25: Democratic Versus Authoritarian Religion
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(1954 No Platform Addresses)
1955
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March 27: Capitalism, Socialism and Human Welfare
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April 3: Israel and the World's Conscience
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April 10: Resurrection of the Human Spirit
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April 17: Loyalty in a Revolutionary Age
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April 24: India: Spiritual Challenge to the West
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April-May: Ethical Platform: Digests of: l)Israel and the World's Conscience (4/3); 2) The Resurrection of the Human Spirit -An Easter address (4/10); 3)Loyalty in a Revolutionary Age (4/17); 4)India: Spiritual Challenge to the West (4/24); and an address by J. Nathanson.
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November 13: War Begins in the Minds of Men
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November 20: Can We Depend Upon Human Reason?
1956
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March 4: Ethical Faith in a Godless World
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March 18: Racial Segregation: America's Dilemma
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July 8: Is There a Law of Righteousness?
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November 11: The World Crisis -America's Responsibility
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October-November: Ethical Platform: Digests of: l) Man in Search of God (10/28); 2)The Redemption of Democracy (11/4); 3) The World Crisis: Our American Responsibilities (11/11); 4) Our Happiness and Our Moral Values (11/18); and an address by H. Neumann.
1957
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March 24: The Israel-Arab Conflict and the Conscience of the World
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April 14: Race Conflict-America's Dilemma
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April 21: Spiritual Values and the Pursuit of Happiness
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Ethical Platform: Digests of: l)Parents, Children, and the American Family (4/7); 2)Race Conflict -America's Dilemma (4/14); 3)Spiritual Values and the Pursuit of Happiness (4/21); and an address by H. Neumann.
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July 14: Atomic Energy for Life or Death
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December 8: Juvenile Crime: Whose Responsibility?
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December 15: Soviet Achievement -Its Implications for America
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Ethical Platform (3 ABD addresses)
1958
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March 16: The Ordeal of American Youth
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March 23: Wanted: An Ethical Foreign Policy
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March 30: American Labor Under Fire
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July 6: Foundations of American Independence: Religious Freedom
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July 13: Foundations of American Independence: Human Rights
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October 12: Little Rock: Symbol of America's Dilemma
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October 19: How Can Religion Help Children Face Life?
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October Our Relations With China -The Ethical Question
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November 1: Can Humanism Meet Man's Spiritual Need?
1959
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February 15: Organ Dedication and Meetinghouse Rededication (With J. Nathanson) March 1: The Affluent Society -An Ethical View
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March 8: Our Faith in Human Equality
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March 15: Love and Hate in Human Relations
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March 22: Ancient Prophecy and the Space Age
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July 26: The Meaning of Ethical Culture
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November 22: American-Soviet Relations: The Individual's Responsibility
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November 29: Youth's Challenge to the Older Generation
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December 6: The Family of Man: Our Common Ground of Faith
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December 13: The Courage to Live
1960
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April 3: The Plight of the City --Citizens and Politicians
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April 10: Our Image of America
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April 17: The Moral Crisis of Our Time --An Easter Address
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April 24: Disarmament and the Hope for a Lasting Peace
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July 24: What Is the Greatest Challenge to Education
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July 31: Peace Is Everyone's Responsibility
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October 9: An Ethical View of Intermarriage
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October 16: What We Have Learned About Human Nature in the
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20th Century
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October 23: The Reconstruction of American Ideals
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October 30: Ethical Issues of the Election
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November 6: Wanted: A Foreign Policy for Peace
1961
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February 19: Our Sources of Inner Strength
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February 26: American Youth, Its Rights and Responsibilities
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March 5: The Quest for World Community - Dream or Reality?
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March 12: Landlords and Tenants: The Ethics of Property
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March 19: The Faith in God Re-Examined
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May 28: Ethical Humanism in the Changing World
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November 5: The Election, the City and the Citizen
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November 12: Reflections on Life and Death in the Nuclear Age
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November 19: The Ten Commandments and Our Changing Morality
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December 3: Our Attitude Toward the Communist World
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December 10: What We Stand For -- The Meaning of Ethical Faith
1962
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March 25: An Ethical Critique of "Slums and Suburbs" by
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Dr. James B. Conant
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April 1: War and the Human Conscience
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April 8: The Older Generation — Has It a Place in Modern
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Civilization?
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April 15: The Culture of Poverty and the Cult of Revolution
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April 22: The Meaning of Death and Resurrection -~ An Easter Address
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September 9: Our Religious Freedom and the Supreme Court
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September 16: Has Science Destroyed Our Faith?
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September 23: What Is a Good Life?
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September 30: The American Dream Our Unfinished Business
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October 7:One World or None
1963
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February 10: Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation -A Century Later
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February 17: Myth and Reality: What Can a Man Believe?
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February 24: American Labor Faces a New Challenge
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March 3: Terminating Life: Has Man the Right to Make This Decision? (Ethical Aspects of Euthanasia)
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March 10: Cuba and the Foundations of Peace
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June 16: Our Freedom at Stake --National Unity and States' Rights
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November 17: Civil Disobedience and Loyalty --Are They Contradictory?
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November 24: The Death of the President Birth Control --Personal Ethics and Public Policy
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December: Ethical Platform (2 ADB addresses)
1964
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March 22: Human Destiny and Human Happiness
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March 29: The Power to Create and the Power to Love
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June 28: The American Promise: What Is Required of Us?
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August 23: Men -Angels, Devils or Humans? (revised 7/10/66)
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September 20: What Are the Loyalties of American Youth?
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September 27: Integrity in Public Life
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October 4: The War Nobody Wants
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October 11: Free Enterprise, Poverty and Planning
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October 18: Our Sons and Our Daughters
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December 13: And the Walls Came Tumbling Down
1965
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January 31: Our Attitude Toward China
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February 7: Increasing Crime: The Danger in Our City
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February 14: Lincoln: The Promises Men Live By
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February 21: Do We Still Fear Intermarriage?
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February 28: The Perils of Humanism
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June 27: Peace Is Everyone's Responsibility
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October 31: Crucial Issues in the City Elections
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November 7: The Anti-Poverty Program: Hand-Out or Social Reconstruction?
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November 14: The War in Vietnam and America's Conscience
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December 19: Planets, People and Promises --A Holiday Message for Young and Old
1966
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March 6: Marriage and Divorce: Light and Shadow in Family Life
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March 13: Ghettos in the Promised L~nd
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March 20: The Double Standard in International Morality
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March 27: In Defense of Humanism
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May 15: Three Tributes to the Ethical Movement on Its 90th Anniversary, and Ethical Faith in a Revolutionary Age
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July 10: Men --Angels, Devils or Humans? (revised version see also 8/23/64.)
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November 27: The Wretched of the Earth
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December 4: Liberalism and the New Left
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December 11: The Victories of War and the Defeats of Peace
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December 18: The Happiness We Seek and the Happiness We Find
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December 25: A Christmas Message
1967
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March 12: The Abortion Issue and the Sanctity of Life
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March 19: The Growing Conservative Movement: Challenge to America's Freedom
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March 26: You Shall Be As Gods
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July 9: Does Might Make Right?
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July 30: Human Values in American Culture (A Conversation Between A.D. Black and James Farmer)
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November 26: A World Worth Fighting For
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December 3: Myth and Reality: Our Gods and Our Heroes
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December 10: Racism Is a Two-Way Street
1968
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February 11: The Strength and the Might of the Powerless
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March 3: Ideals and Illusions in World Affairs
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March 24: The Child's Future and the World's Uncertainty
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March 31: The Keys to the City
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April 7: Black and White Americans: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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May 19: The Education of the Child in Ethical Humanism
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June 9: The Heroic in Life --A Tribute to Robert Kennedy
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July 14: Housing Issues in the Present Urban Crisis
1969
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March 30: Can American Civilization Save Itself?
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June 8: Politics and Ethics: Our Fears and Hopes for the City
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June 13: Youth's Revolt: Promises and Compromises
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August 10: How We See Ourselves
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November 23: The Caves We Live In
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November 30: The Forgotten American
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December 7: A World Without God
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December 21: The Peacemakers
1970
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March 29 : Non-Violence and Violence in Religion --An Easter Address
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April 5 : Our Quest for Faith: Is Humanism Enough?
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April 12: A Margin Worth Fighting For
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June 14: The Re-Education of Americans
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November 8: The Israeli-Arab Conflict: The Human Conscience
1971-72
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April 11, 1971 Acts of War: The Guilt and The Responsibility, An Easter Address, April 11, 1971
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May 14, 1972 War or Peace: The National Emergency -The New York Board of Leaders and the President of the Society, May 14, 1972
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