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The command is forward : selections from addresses on the motion picture industry in war and peace (1944)

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Title:
The command is forward : selections from addresses on the motion picture industry in war and peace
Date:
1944
Publisher:
New York : Richard R. Smith
Volume:
The command is forward : selections from addresses on the motion picture industry in war and peace
Leaf #:
00030
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
May 01, 2025
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l8 THE COMMAND IS FORWARD of a static world. Any such concept negatives our entire history. Political, economic, and social progress have been and continue to be our objectives. Robert Browning's line — "Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?" — faithfully reflects our belief in a dynamic and creative society in which New occasions teach new duties; Time makes ancient good uncouth; They must upward still, and onward, Who would keep abreast of Truth; Lo, before us gleam her camp-fires! We ourselves must Pilgrims be, Launch our Mayflower and steer boldly Through the desperate winter sea. Coupled with this strong belief in man's ability progressively to improve himself and the world in which he lives is the conception of our country as "a great ideal in the onward march of civilization." Statesmen and churchmen, editors and educators, have stressed again and again "the manifest destiny" of America. Theodore Roosevelt's idea of international stewardship, Woodrow Wilson's vision of a world made safe for democracy, and Walter Lippmann's current thesis of an international trusteeship by Britain, Russia, China, and the United States, all visualize our country as enjoying a unique position in the modern world enabling this nation to assume a decisive role in the building of a world in which peace can be made secure and the lot of the common man improved.