Tom McCall
Tom McCall
Thomas Lawson "Tom" McCallwas an American politician and journalist in the state of Oregon. A Republican, he was the 30th Governor of Oregon from 1967 to 1975. A native of Massachusetts, he grew up there and in Central Oregon before attending the University of Oregon. After college he worked as a journalist including time at Portland's The Oregonian during World War II...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 March 1913
CountryUnited States of America
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Our commitment to law and order has not tempted us to infringe upon the constitutional rights of Americans to peaceful assembly, to freedom of movement, to nonviolent dissent. While we're prepared to deal with violence, keep it clear that our first priority is to avoid violence. It is within this framework--avoiding violence--that Vortex One emerged.
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This activist loves Oregon more than he loves life.
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You all know I have terminal cancer—and I have a lot of it. But what you may not know is that stress induces its spread and induces its activity. Stress may even bring it on. Yet stress is the fuel of the activist. This activist loves Oregon more than he loves life. I know I can't have both very long. The trade-offs are all right with me. But if the legacy we helped give Oregon and which made it twinkle from afar—if it goes, then I guess I wouldn't want to live in Oregon anyhow.
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Extraordinary measures were required and I realize that not all of these steps were popular.