“The
failure of the American republic is not merely a misunderstanding –
though bad liberal and bad leftist ideas have contributed to the
problem, and, since this failure is a reflection of our national
character, the way back does not lie in a political process that swaps
new lies for old and alternates power between the Capone Gang and the
Northside Mob.
The
process of restoration, if it is to take place, lies with each of us.
If we begin to live as a free people in our own minds and our own lives,
if we refuse to be the pawns either of government or of [political]
party, if we choose our friends from among the free remnant and, in
their company, bring up free children who shun the poisonous propaganda
that passes for American history and moral philosophy, we might hope
that our American grandchildren – if there still are Americans 30 years
from now – will have the virtue to take back the power their ancestors
surrendered.”
At this point I'm not overly optimistic.
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