Arresting Moral Decay
move that opinion?—Bishop of Liverpool.
We must be careful not to condemn all wo'rkers for the crimes of a proportion of them. It is' acknowledged all over the world that British work is sound and honest, and that a Briton's word can be trusted; but is our national standard of integrity slipping downwards, and are we acquiescing in the decline? The public mind is not, so far as I can judge, greatly disturbed by these grave symptoms. As you turn the pages of history you will find again and again that when an Empire or a civilisation approaches its end it is at this point, without honesty and good faith, that the decay begins and few there are to care. There is among ordinary people an appreciation and respect for truth and honour strong enough — if it will only express itself — to check, if not to reverse, the dowmyard tren&. in the .long. run it is pubiicopmion through which the issue will be decided. Is it not within the power of the Church to
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Taranaki Daily News, 25 August 1942, Page 2
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177Arresting Moral Decay Taranaki Daily News, 25 August 1942, Page 2
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