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eminent during the past two dedfl adee has stepped into the pkturfl Bit by bit it has usurped function! formerly performed by the state!
by communities fend by private]
corporations and individuals. It]
has undertaken the impossible task] of providing “security” for all by’ attempting to convert our Constitutional Republic into a “Welfare State Democracy.” Already part of this softening up program has been launched and more is “planned” for the future.
In other words, Federal Govern-] ment is encouraging the American people to believe that they no longer should fend for themselves and that a paternalistic government owes them a living. Thus, it disregards all the teachings of history which prove that no government has ever been able to do for its citizens the things they should do for themselves, without eventually bringing ruin and degradation upon the very people it sought to help.
Great Britain is a modern example of the fallacy of establishing the “Welfare State.” A once-proud self-reliant nation already has been reduced to a greatly reduced standard of living for its people. Regarding this the London (England) Economist has this to say:
(See SOFTENING-UP, page 3)
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