Word: idealisms
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...democratic ideal" of "the self-reliant man capable of making his own decisions and stand by them, alone if necessary," you have called "a caveman approach to democracy ... rather silly in the light of modern life..." Do you mean it? UMT would subject men at the immature age of 18 to a training in obedience, lack of independent thinking, typical soldierly evasion of voluntary duties, and excessive respect for hierarchy. It subjects them to martial law, to which the Bill of Rights does not apply; a $10,000 fine and/or five years in prison, for disobeying the president...
...perhaps the most dangerous part of your doctrine is that of the "new" democratic ideal, as opposed to the older outworn concept. The "'self-reliant man," you state, "'capable of making his own decisions and standing by them, along if necessary' ... looks rather silly in the light of modern life." I suppose he does seem rather out of place in the new nation which our "modern" pioneers are forging. Yet would you tell us, after you have built this "brave new America," based on the firm foundation of these two well-known continental peace preservatives, armaments and conscription, who will...
Arguments four and nine both claim that UMS would befoul the morals of America's boyhood, first by subjecting youth to the "hazards of armies of occupation," and second by destroying the "democratic ideal" of "the self-reliant man, capable of making his own decisions and standing by them, alone if necessary...
...supporters claim that universal service is more democratic than the present system which discriminates against those without enough money to attend colleges or graduate school. To oppose this, the anti-conscription Council raises its theory of the "democratic ideal...
...changes are directly attributable to atomic tests ... we did not have the type of weather we're getting, prior to those tests-so let Gordon Dean and his handmaidens come up with some sort of explanation. Better yet, let AEC start conducting their tests elsewhere. I offer the ideal place: Washington, D.C., provided all office doors can be locked, with the occupants inside. Use of that locale would cause no damage to the U.S. per se-and under present mismanagement would actually be a universal benefit...