VI.

While our economic problems are integrated in character,

we must be concerned with the plight of the common man
as an imperative of justice. We must help bridge the wide
gap between the poor man and the man of wealth, not by
pulling down the rich to his level as communism desires,
but by raising the poor up towards the more abundant life.
This is democracy’s supreme endeavor. I shall therefore
from this day onward vigorously exert all efforts to
increase the productivity of the farmer and the laborer, to
teach the common man scientific methods to lighten his
burdens, to give land to the landless and in time to place
within his means the essential commodities for a decent
living.

It is not our only task to solve the immediate problems of

the present and build materially for the future. The
structure of this Republic must be built not only upon
material but more so upon spiritual foundations. Our fifth
mission, therefore, is to establish the practices and the
example that will strengthen the moral fiber of our Nation
and reintroduce those values that would invigorate our
democracy. This we shall seek through formal modes of
reform, through enforcement of statutes and, whenever
feasible, through the power of example. I shall accordingly
endeavor to set the tone not only for integrity but also for
simple living, hard work, and dedication to the national
well-being.