The Liberal Dilemma
May, 1965
The Prolonged Oratorical Binge that is a Presidential election campaign does not in the normal course of events lay down guidelines for future policy. Our political dialog is too amorphous, too charged with the cult of personality. But a national election can and often does serve a useful end in knocking down, if only for the time being, bogeys conjured up out of fear and distrust.That is what happened last November. Two specters were put down in an overwhelming response from the great majority...
