It does not follow, because our difficulties are stupendous, because there are some souls timorous enough to doubt the validity and effectiveness of our ideals and our system, that we must turn to a state controlled or state directed social or economic system in order to cure our troubles.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Hard times do not justify switching to state-controlled systems; the current system and ideals remain valid.
- In plain terms
- Do not switch to state control just because things are hard.
- What can you take from it?
- Stick to proven ideals during tough times.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is state control justified?
- How do we test ideal validity?
Another view
Crisis often prompts shifts to centralized control for coordination.
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