“Should any political party attempt to abolish
\nsocial security, unemployment insurance, and
\neliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would
\nnot hear of that party again in our political
\nhistory. There is a tiny splinter group, of course,
\nthat believes you can do these things. Among them
\nare…Texas oil millionaires and an occasional
\npolitician or business man from other areas. Their
\nnumber is negligible and they are stupid.”<\/p>\n
— President Dwight D. Eisenhower, November 8, 1954<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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