Show tragic failure This modern world provides the best example in recorded history of the ancient saying that that government is best which governs least The most governed nations are arc in the communist bloc These are arc the nations that threaten not only the peace of the world but the very existence of mankind The masses of their people certainly are not warmongers They like Uke peoples everywhere everywhere everywhere every every- where want peace pence happiness a good life Ufe But living under an powerful all government they have nothing to say about what Is to happen A power drunk dictator need only order ordera a button pushed and Armageddon comes And the sins of big government certainly are pot not confined con fined to the dictatorships In our own country as in England and other free nations big government has saddled us with a debt of almost unimaginable size along with cruel taxes We cannot blame all this on past present and possible future wars whether hot or cold The Welfare State philosophy which holds that government should be all things to all men and should exercise more and more control over our lives U and I destiny while providing a dubious cradle to the grave security must bear much of the blame The people by endorsing more and more government encroachment encroachment en en- ment on their lives and activities steadily restrict their opportunities as free men |