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America's Destiny

 

Marvin's high school valedictorian speech from 1942 is a passionate, wartime call for a peaceful union of nations. He explains that only an equitable, global approach to foreign affairs will lead to a successful future for America.

 

Written during World War II, it's just as relevant today.

 

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America's Destiny

High School valedictorian speech (1942)

SCIENCE STUDIES THE HOMING PIGEON,

or,

THE HOMING PIGEON STUDIES SCIENCE

 

“Durham, N.C. Scientists at

Duke University announced today that a

drunken blind man will reel and roam

and always get home. ‘It’s a sensible

statistical principle,’ they declared.”

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