For during the course of his service in this body he was in all truth the active and able "conscience of the Senate." His was the voice that spoke out strongly and wisely against the witch hunters of those times. His was the voice that was raised on behalf of the poor. the sick. and the downtrodden both here and abroad. His was the voice that was raised for middle income housing. for liberalization of our antiquated immigration laws. for protection of the civil rights of men and women without distinction on the basis of race. creed. or color. for programs to combat juvenile delinquency. and on behalf of countless other good and important causes in defense of human rights and dignities. Herbert Lehman will be sorely missed in this Nation and in this world. And. in encomium. all that can be added is that while this world will miss Herbert Lehman and his good deeds. in any event this world is a better world for his having graced it with his presence for these past 85 years.
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