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Volume
16
Number 4
October-December
2012
Lincoln
Review
Letter®
Editor’s Comment
The Founding Fathers Would Be Disappointed
With Contemporary Government,
But They
Wouldn’t Be Surprised
The fact that our government is increasingly out of control is becoming
clear to more and more Americans. We continue to embark upon huge new
public programs which, regardless of whether one agrees or disagrees
with their merits, we refuse to pay for. How long can any society
continue to spend well beyond its means without dire consequences?
Eventually, if things continue on their present trajectory, we will see.
The tendency to spend without raising funds to pay the bills continues
whichever party is in power. Discussions of a “fiscal cliff” does not
confront the reality of politicians of both parties busy subsidizing the
variety of special interest groups from which they raise money to attain
office. As many have said, “We have the best Congress money can buy.”
The Founding Fathers, if they suddenly arrived in contemporary America,
would be disappointed with what they saw. But it is unlikely that they
would be surprised. They were, after all, thoughtful students of human
nature, and how it influences the nature of the government under which
we live.
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INSIDE STORIES
Milton Friedman...........................................2
Thanksgiving.................................................4
Supreme Court..............................................4
Chicago Teacher Strike................................7
Epidemic of Cheating....................................8
Freedom of Choice......................................10
Religious Freedom......................................11
Late 20th Century America........................13
Corporate Welfare......................................14
Vesta Sithole...............................................16
James R. Whelan........................................17 |
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Many things have changed in society. The Framers of the Constitution
could never have foreseen the creation of automobiles, airplanes,
television, computers, cell phones and other elements of our modern
life. But while things around us have undergone dramatic change, what
has remained the same is man himself. Human nature, for better or
worse, is unchanged. The teachings of Moses and Jesus are as relevant to
modern man as they ever were.
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