and yield to Capital and to all of us “Rabbits” our own rights, they will do well. If 
they do not, they too will suffer the inevitable result. 
Power is an intoxicant, that first slows down inhibitions and finally overcomes them. 
It becomes like a disease, like a fever and produces its own anti-toxin that will destroy it. 
This has been the result thruout time. Rome fell because it became a glutton for power. 
Power enabled its citizens to become weak through soft living. No human power has 
ever continued long unless based on Justice to all. Mussolini, Hitler and Hirohito are 
victims of a lust for power. History teaches that they cannot succeed long. 
History also teaches that special interests within a nation cannot grasp and hold 
indefinitely the balance of power. Capital could not. Their weakness was the lack of 
voting power. There is the strong Factor in Democracy, The Ballot. Let those who 
seek undue advantages for any group beware of the ballot. 
This war will end. Possibly sooner than we think. The soldiers of Freedom and 
Democracy will return. We better be sure that they return to a land that gives them all 
the freedoms. There are many millions of them who have fought, suffered deprivations, 
have seen their comrades die and have themselves endured every risk—for $50 per 
month. They will not be prejudiced in favor of those who stayed at home and worked 
for $50 to $125 per week, and at the same time interrupted production by strikes or by 
vacations. 
These millions of returned soldiers will have many more millions of close relatives 
and friends who will be sympathetic to their rights. They will hold the Power of the 
Ballot. The “Rabbits” will be on the side of Justice. 
This power which they will hold will be no threat to an Organized Labor that 
regards the rights of all people. It appears that the really wise and patriotic Labor 
leaders recognize this and strive to guide their followers to a reasonable course. But 
they do not always succeed and not all the lesser leaders are wise. I believe thoroughly 
in organized labor and sincerely hope that it adopts an effective form of self discipline 
and a recognition of the rights of “Rabbits.” 
There is no doubt that there is a social revolution in progress in America and out 
of it we expect a better America to emerge. If every element recognizes the rights of 
all the other elements it will be a peaceful, progressive movement toward the Right. 
But there is no doubt about the fact that we do have Leftists even in Government serv- 
ice. Many of these are intellectually brilliant but they are nevertheless subversive to the 
American ideas of individual freedom. Americans must use the ballot as their safeguard. 
We must not allow communism to spread. The Communists are extremely clever in 
finding methods of propaganda. 
Here is one way in which they might be able to succeed. At the close of the war, 
it will take a year or more to return all our millions of soldiers. Many of these are 
youths. Many have had their education in America interrupted. Very likely they will 
have some educational means provided, possibly lectures, trade schools or even colleges. 
Let us see to it that no Prof. Bugwells are sent to instruct them. 
Let us likewise provide during the absence of our heroic youth that the America to 
which they are to return will not have become decadent in its moral, spiritual and cul- 
tural nature. My particular concern is our flower gardens. Much of our Victory Garden 
propaganda concerns the production of food for the bodies and says little about flowers 
as food for the soul. 
England bore the brunt of German bombings and even though hungry for onions 
they continued to grow flowers. They even held flower shows and Mrs. Miniver de- 
scribes one that continued uninterrupted in spite of an air raid. Do we admire the cour- 
age, the resistance, the morale of the English? If we do, we may well follow their 
example. But I must admit that the English care more for flowers than Americans do. 
An English countryside will show more flowers than an American. Indeed, I must con- 
fess that Americans fall short in their appreciation for the beautiful and this is exhibited 
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