To: StoneGiant
This article sets in stone random thoughts I've had for years. Thanks for posting this.
An absolutely perfect description of the "Great Society."
I had many discussions with friends about this in 1964 as it was coming to a head. We all thought it was a bad idea. But none of us came close to predicting the disaster it has become.
If he were around today, I wonder what LBJ would think of what his program has wrought?
28 posted on
09/12/2005 6:39:34 PM PDT by
upchuck
("If our nation be destroyed, it would be from the judiciary." ~ Thomas Jefferson)
To: upchuck
The Scottish Jurist and Historian Sir Alex Fraser Tyler published a collection of lectures in 1801. He advanced a theory of democracy based on historical observation:
"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can exist only until voters discover that they can vote themselves largesses from the public treasury. From that time on, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits from the public treasury...
Too bad LBJ didn't read Tyler.
30 posted on
09/12/2005 6:42:52 PM PDT by
upchuck
("If our nation be destroyed, it would be from the judiciary." ~ Thomas Jefferson)
To: upchuck
If he were around today, I wonder what LBJ would think of what his program has wrought? I should think he'd be rather pleased at how well it has cemented the black vote for the Democrats.
45 posted on
09/12/2005 7:51:40 PM PDT by
supercat
(Don't fix blame--FIX THE PROBLEM.)
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