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President Eisenhower’s answer to a letter from a 21-year-old wife, wanting the rival philosophies explained. BASIC PHILOSOPHY Republican conviction, since the days of Lincoln has always held that the people are supreme. Out Party first came into pow«l to bring equal protection of the law to our people.” INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM “Republicans insist that the personal, political and economic / freedoms of the individuals are his most precious possessions and are inseparable. If any one of these is lost, all others must eventually disappear.” PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT “Never should a citiren transfer any of 'his own rights and responsibilities to government, except in those cases where necessity clearly demands . . . governments must refrain from unnecessary meddling in the daily, normal problems of living and working.” THE FEDERAL ROLE “Republicans flatly reject the argument that the Nation can pump its way to permanent prosperity by an outpouring of Federal dollars . . Onlywhen an activity is more efficient as a practical national monopoly should it be a Federal responsibility . . . for example interstate highways and the handling of the mails.” POWER IN SOCIETY “Power belongs to all the people and citizens should never permit its excessive concentration in any hands—industrial combines, labor movements or even government . . . already too much power and responsibility—and
tax moi^ey—have drifted to Washington.” THE REPUBLICAN GOAL “In all those things that must he done by government, we strive to have the responsibility borne by local and state governments, which are closest to the people.” FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
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