"Should any political party attempt to abolish social security..."

[nittygritty]

"Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes you can do these things. Among them are...Texas oil millionaires and an occasional politician or business man from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid."

-- President Dwight D. Eisenhower, November 8, 1954


full document from the Presidential Papers of Dwight D. Eisenhower:
http://www.eisenhowermemorial.org/presidential-papers/first-term/documents/1147.cfm

[napi21]

1. Truer words were never spoken!!!

Their number is negligible and they are stupid."

There will always be a FEW stupid people with LOUD VOICES!

[globalvillage]

2. I have that quote

above my desk at work.

[BrklynLiberal]

3. I just sent that out to my email list, and included a few Repukes I

happen to know...just for spite. :evilgrin:

[indepat]

4. That tiny splinter group has grown through pandering and now controls

all the levers of power of government, is intent destroying everything of which Ike spoke, and the people have ratified the entire RW agenda, which includes destrruction of those programs, by returning to office the most RW president ever.