“We
still proclaim the old ideals of liberty but we cannot voice them
without anxiety in our hearts. The question is no longer one of
establishing democratic institutions but of preserving them. … The
arch enemies of society are those who know better but by indirection,
misstatement, understatement, and slander, seek to accomplish their
concealed purposes or to gain profit of some sort by misleading the
public. The antidote for these poisons must be found in the sincere
and courageous efforts of those who would preserve their cherished
freedom by a wise and responsible use of it. Freedom of expression
gives the essential democratic opportunity, but self-restraint is the
essential civic discipline.”
(HT: Survivalblog.com)
Good read.
ReplyDeleteThey are Linda. I wish we had more of them.
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