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can feel the urge coming on to^— shout out the first ten amendments of the Constitution. Tyranny in the world didn’t die with po’r old George III—as crazy "as the old fellow was. Tyranny is just getting itself dressed up in fancier language: it's calling itself a government that is responsible for “a chicken in every pot,” “two cars in every garage,” “television arrial on every roof,” “security for every man in hi* old age,” and “fluoridation to prevent tooth decay.”
Let’s jump on one of these and roll it around a bit—just for the fun of it. “A chicken in every pot." That’s sorta’ out of date by now, and besides I’m like the young man who was forced to give up his study for the ministry: he didn’t like what he referred to as "gospel bird,” and I’m not overly fond of chicken, either.
“Two cars in every garage.” That might be a nice subject to pick on, but a car these days is so temporary. The new model comes out and your— old jalopy is as antique as a horsehair sofa. Each year’s new model is a fancier tin can with a more powerful airplane motor. The cars are beautifully built, but they ain’t foolproof, so people take ’em out on roads that were built for the 1952 models and speeds—and the annual death toll is the answer. Nope, that subject is too unpleasant to enjoy. “Television aerial on every roof.” Since the industry is so young, let’s give it a chance fo grow a bit. At present, some of the programs are a little too infantile to suit most fancy. “Security for every man in his old age.” Don't get me started on that one! If it could be accompanied by the stipulaton that a fellow is supposed to put a little effort on his own part, then it might be viewed slightly more kindly—but only slightly.
"Fluoridation to prevent tooth decay.” Some folks say it is good for kid’s teeth, and other folks say it is not. Regardless of whether it’s good or♦ bad, you’re getting back ot those ten amendments which are still referred to as the Bill of Rights, and they guarantee individual inviolability of home and person.
The fluoridation of public water supplies forces people to drink diluted rat poison. No one seems to know what difference there is between naturally and artificially fluoridated waters, but ayyn if it were believed harmless to'w^ jhe diluted poison with drinking .water, no governmenti’
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