This republic had its beginning and grew to its present strength under the protection of certain inalienable political rights...They were our rights to life and liberty. As our nation has grown in size and stature, however--as our industrial economy expanded--these political rights proved inadequate to assure us equality in the pursuit of happiness.
We have come to a clear realization of the fact that true individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence.... People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made. In our day these economic truths have become accepted as self evident. We have accepted, so to speak, a second Bill of rights under which a new basis of security and prosperity can be established for all--regardless of station, race, or creed. Among these are :
the right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the nation; the right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation; the right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give his family a decent living; the right of every business man, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad; the right of every family to a decent home; the right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health; the right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age and sickness and accident and unemployment; the right to a good education....
-----Original Message----- From: Doug Henwood [mailto:dhenwood at panix.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 4:17 PM To: lbo-talk Subject: quote needed
A (non-American) friend writes...
>Can you think of a quote, by a United States President (rooseveldt,
>or someone)
>that I can use to keep away the dogs. I am delivering a lecture on
>Globalisation
>next week[...]
>
>However, my hosts and other speakers are pretty conservative and I am cloaking
>my opening argument in a kind of "well you might not like what I am about to
>say, but I represent the right to voice
>unconventional/unorthodox/South/left/dissident views" then I want to asy, as
>XXXXXX said: something that will shut them up and get them to listen. I find
>that mainstream USians are easily placated when you use one of theirs as
>justification.
Can anyone help out?
Doug