All correct, except I think it began much earlier than 1913. And today we have come to accept as normal the government taking half of what we earn and using it to control everything that we do.
If you stop to think about all the government permissions; the licenses, permits, registrations, regulations and restrictions imposed by all levels of government, there is precious little liberty, if any at all, left in America today. Combine that with the never-ending barrage of propaganda from the popular media...
Yeah. Sheep in a pen.
Sheep in a pen with guns.