This Is A Confusing And Uncertain Period,

The Previous Regime ... Reduced Man To A Means Of Production And Nature To A Tool Of Production. Thus It Attacked Both Their Very Essence And Their Mutual Relationship. It Reduced Gifted And Autonomous People To Nuts And Bolts In Some Monstrously Huge, Noisy, And Stinking Machine.

You May Ask What Kind Of A Republic I Dream Of. Let Me Reply: I Dream Of A Republic Independent, Free, And Democratic, Of A Republic Economically Prosperous And Yet Socially Just; In Short, Of A Humane Republic Which Serves The Individual And Which Therefore Holds The Hope That The Individual Will Serve It In Turn. Of A Republic Of Well-rounded People, Because Without Such It Is Impossible To Solve Any Of Our Problems, Human, Economic, Ecological, Social, Or Political.

The Real Test Of A Man Is Not When He Plays The Role That He Wants For Himself But When He Plays The Role Destiny Has For Him.

Though My Heart May Be Left Of Centre, I Have Always Known That The Only Economic System That Works Is A Market Economy... This Is The Only Natural Economy, The Only Kind That Makes Sense, The Only One That Can Lead To Prosperity, Because It Is The Only One That Reflects The Nature Of Life Itself.

When A Truth Is Not Given Complete Freedom, Freedom Is Not Complete.