
February 25, 1974 .EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 4117 Mark G. Williamson Gary F. Wines Douglas L. Wood Steven C. Wry Robert L. Young Paul E. Ziegler, Jr. Willlam J. WilliamsonCharles D. Wise Johnny A. Wood Stanley G. Stewart G. Young .Robert R. Zimmerman David L. Willis Larry V. Wise Michael S. Woodson Wylazlowski Kenneth W. Zebal Andrew D. Zinn John A. Woodward Patrick D. Wynn Cornell A. Wilson, Jr. Merton T. Witham Joseph M. Zeimetz David A. Zucker Eugene S. Wilson, Jr. Donald E. Wolf Larry K. Worthington Stephen M. Yoakem Larry S. Wilson Thomas V. Wolf Lee A. Wright Stephen T. York George E. Zhookofl' Edward D. Wilt Douglas K. Wood Roger J. Wright Paul M. Young, Jr. EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS I do su_ggest it ·oecause I know, as Lincoln PRESIDENT NOTES 165TH ANNIVER­ and firm no matter how harsh or unfair the criticism might be. would have known, that in today's world SARY OF LINCOLN'S BIRTH These elements of greatness, of course, in­ without America and its strength and its spired us all today. The particular factor will and its respect and its determination, HON~ that I wolild like to address, how.ever,, ls peace and freedom will not survive in the LESLIE C. ARENDS one that Mr. Whitaker has alluded to in his world. What a great challenge for a great OF ILLINOIS .,gracious introduction. It has to do with Lin­ people. IN THE EIOUSE OF REPRESENTATNES coln's vision about America's role in the I conclude simply by paraphrasing what world. Lincoln said so many years ago so much Monday, February 25, 1974 What we sometimes forget is that Abraham more eloquently, we could meanly lose what Mr. ARENDS. Mr. Speaker, each year Lincoln was a world statesman at the time is mankind's last best hope for peace and throngs of Americans and foreign tour­ that America. w.as not a world power. Here on freedom, but we could also nobly save it. these walls are inscribed many of his very Abraham Lincoln, who saved the Union, ists in Washington pay tnibute to .our :familiar usages. One from the .aecond In­ would say to us today, let this great Union, Nation's m-0st revered President, Abra­ augural comes to mind when Lincoln said, North, South, East and West, now save the ham Lincoln. No visit to the Nation's "To do all that we may to achieve anc\ to cause of peace and freedom for the whole .Capital is com.Plete without stopping at cherish a just a.nd lasting peaee among our­ world. the impressive Llncoln Memorial. selves and between all Nations." This is Lin­ 'Thank you. As many of our Presidents have d-one coln 110 years ago. before him, Richard Nixon also paused When America, torn by civil strife, and on February 12 to bonor this great when America, even after it was united with DISTURBED CHILDREN: THE RIGH'r both the North and South working together TO LEARN American and most famous citizen of my to build a. grea;ter country could not and state of Illlnois. would not even p1ay a great role in the world Under leave to extend mY remarks in for yea.l's and -years to come, and yet Lincoln Hon. Yvonne Brathwaite Burke the REcoRD, I include Pr-efildent Nbron's with that mystical sense of destiny and vi­ OF CALIFORNIA tribute delivered a.t a wreath-laying s-ion saw it all ahead when he said, -ours ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial on the is-earth's last, best hope." IN THE HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES 1'65th anni;versary of Abraham Lineoln's And now we come to today, 110 years later. Monday, February 25, 1974 Even Lincoln would have marveled if he were birth-: living today. This .Nation now, the strongest Mrs. BURKE of California. Mr. .REJICARKS OF THE iPRESIDENll' AT A WR£ATH­ Nation in the worla, the richest Nation by Speaker, in my continuing effort to in­ LA:l"ING CEREMONY -ON THE 165TH ANNI­ far in "the world and a Nation greatly re­ iorm my colleagues of the need to pro­ V~R.s.\BY OF ABRA!HAl\C LINCOLN'S BmTH spected all over the world, and the question vide meaningful Federal resources to All of the distinguished guests on the plat- he would have asked, as we must ask .our­ !orm and ladies .and gentlemen and our selves is, how will history look back on our educate and treat our handicapped .chil­ guests who are listening on radio and tele­ time? Wilat did we do with our strength'? dren, I am inserting an article from the vision: Wh'at did we do with our wealth? Did we Washington Post of February 22, 1974, As I was reading about the Lincoln use it only for ourselves, or did we recognize by George F. Will of the successes of spe­ .Memorial before ooming down here this as Lincoln recognized that we had a destiny cial schools in educating schizophrenics, morning, I found that of all the great his­ far beyond this great Nation, looki~ out psychotics, and autistics. :OOricaJ. sights in the Washington area, the over the whole wide world. 'Beleaguered parents trying desperately Lincoln Memorial is visited more often than These thoughts come to mind that Linooln to find education for their handicapped .any other by far, might well have advised us: One, that in As a. ~tter of fact, I have learned, I wJ11 this period of time that America was never children have been turned away because 'Sa.Y to Mr. Walker olf the Park Service, that petulant simply because we do not get our State laws refused to :,,Jrovlde educational the Memorial has been visited so often and way in the world councils every time, that .services to those they considered un­ has .received. so much wear and tear that it America did not bully weaker nations sim­ educable. Now, .after some successful perhaps is going to have to have some sub­ _ply because we were stronger, that America .class action suits, States are being forced stantial work done to build it back up so always used it-s strength, certainly in this to acknowledge the basic right of all chil­ tha.t it can take a.11 the traffic. century at least, used its strength to -0.efend dren, including those children who are The question that I would like to address ..freedom and never to destroy it, to keep the briefly this morning on Lincoln's birthday peace and 'to defend the peace and never to severely handicapped, to publicly sup­ 1s why, why is Lincoln, of -all the American break it. ported education. What is developing is Presidents, more revered not only in America I think !Jincoln also would have had this a constitutional principle that says that but in the world? admonition to his fellow Americans on such basic State services, like educ;ation, must There are several reasons that come to an occasion as this in thls particular period be afforded citizens despite the expense mind. He freed the slaves. He saved the in our history. He would have hoped that involved. As Mr. Will points out: ·union. He died of an assassin's bullet just America with its strength and its wealth An insufficiency of funds will not be al­ at the height of his career at the end of the would not turn away from greatness despit.e War between the States. lowed to bear more heavily on handicapped the fact that some other nations in the children than on normal children. Then there aTe other factors which come world turn inward falling to assume their to mind: The Lincoln character which has responsibilities for building a. peaceful world. I am hopeful that the Developmental been described in so many, many hundredS Lincoln would have said, a great nati-0n, Disabilities Act of ~70, which is of books, much better than I can describe it a strong nation, a rich nation and a great presently being considered by the Sub­ Jn a few w<>rds, the humility, 'the humor, the people will use their strength and their feeling and kindness for people, but perhaps committee on Pub1ic Health and En­ wealth to build a world in which peace and will mo.re than anything else the strength, the freedom can survive for themselves and for vironment, recognize these same con­ poise under pressure. others as well. This, I think, is the Lincoln cepts and assure that the new Develop­ When we examine the American Presi­ heritage for today. It is the Lincoln admoni­ mental Disabilities Act of 1974 provides dents, it is quite clear that no President in tion for tomorrow and I would trust for the for a full range of services t..o all children 'history has been more vilified or was more next generation and perhaps for the next who are severely handicapped clue to .a vilified during the time he was President century. medically determinable physical or men­ than Lincoln. I do not suggest all of this in any sense tal impairment. Those who knew him, his secretaries, have that America wants to dominate any other written that he was very deeply hurt by country, because we do not. I do not sug­ The article follows.: what was said about him and drawn about gest this because America wants strength DISTURBED CHILDREN; THE .RlGHT T<O LEARN llim, but on the other hand, Lincoln had sbnply because of the jingoistic idea that we (By George F.
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