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...seems irrelevant wisdom now: Goldwater follows the old line in saying, "Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man's liberty. Government represents power in the hands of some men to control and regulate the lives of other men." This is true, but the past century and a half have brought home another, equally important truth, that undesirable power can rest in private hands, like those of a corporation or those of a union...
There is a lot of value in this historical analysis; the difficulty is that Bowles thinks that the fourth breakthrough is taking place right now. Much as I with that this were true, I can see no evidence for any such contention. Past breakthroughs" have been connected with some major issue or event, like slavery or the Great Depression; although many important problems face us today, nothing so spectacular or disturbing is in the mind of the electorate. It seems to me that we are still very much in the period of jockeying, and that this is an election...
...more likely than the pacifist groups to change society's attitude toward disarmament. It doesn't yet seem to know how. Even "commitment"--the most recurrent word in the lexicon of those who speak on the problem--becomes irrelevant when one realizes what it has meant in the past. For commitment to labor or to anti-fascism meant, in most cases, little reflection and a great deal of action...
...State John Foster Dulles once said that neutrality is immoral--either they are with us or against us. Today 26 African nations, 19 Asian countries, and 19 Latin American states are voting members of the General Assembly. The potential power of these uncommitted nations has emerged vividly during the past weeks. Now the United States must wage a continuous battle not only to win votes for the Western bloc, but merely to keep these states neutral...
During the past five years United States influence in the United Nations has hestically declined. Before 1955, the United States could readily maneuver a two-thirds majority of the General Assembly into action. Since then, the increasing strength of the Soviet Union, the rise of neutralist nations, and the sky support of Latin America have forced the U.S. to realize that American foreign policy and the desires of the world organization are not, in all cases, same...