In A Democracy, Dissent Is An Act

The Price Of Empire Is America's Soul, And That Price Is Too High.

There Are Two Americas. One Is The America Of Lincoln And Adlai Stevenson; The Other Is The America Of Teddy Roosevelt And The Modern Superpatriots. One Is Generous And Humane, The Other Narrowly Egotistical; One Is Self-critical, The Other Self-righteous; One Is Sensible, The Other Romantic; One Is Good-humored, The Other Solemn; One Is Inquiring, The Other Pontificating; One Is Moderate, The Other Filled With Passionate Intensity; One Is Judicious And The Other Arrogant In The Use Of Great Power.

Once Imbued With The Idea Of A Mission, A Great Nation Easily Assumes That It Has The Means As Well As The Duty To Do God's Work.

During A Single Week Of July 1967, 164 Americans Were Killed And 2100 Were Wounded In City Riots In The United States. We Are Truly Fighting A Two-front War And Doing Badly In Both. Each War Feeds On The Other And, Although The President Assures Us That We Have The Resources To Win Both Wars, In Fact We Are Not Winning Either.

Insofar As It Represents A Genuine Reconciliation Of Differences, A Consensus Is A Fine Thing; Insofar As It Represents A Concealment Of Differences, It Is A Miscarriage Of Democratic Procedure.