In Our House We Repeated The Pattern

My Wife - To-be And I Went To See My Father. Only He Could Answer The Two Questions Before Us: Shall We Get Married Now? Shall I Begin The Practice Of Law, Or Continue Being The Successful Wine Salesman I Had Become, Working My Way Through Law School?

I Had Advocated The Establishment Of A Negro Industrial Commission. I Had Gestured Against The Growth Of Monopoly Power. I Had Introduced A Few Civil Rights Bills.

I Became The Head Of The Household. I Went To School In The Morning And Sold Wines All Afternoon Until Seven O'clock In The Evening.

In Our House We Repeated The Pattern Of Thousands Of Other Homes. There Were A Few Books And A Lot Of Music. Our Food And Our Furniture Were No Different From Our Neighbors'.

We Can't Have These Great Corporations Crowding Competition Off The Sidewalks. It's Like An Elephant Saying, "everyone For Himself," As He Dances Among The Chickens.