Although Ike was president long before I was even born, some of his speeches and policies now seem radically liberal compared to the narrow vision of today’s Republicans in the United States. Recently I came across this great image on the Seniors for a Democratic Society’s facebook page, which incorporates a few relevant words of Dwight’s insight and wisdom:

“Should any political party attempt to abolish Social Security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes you can do these things, but their number is negligible and they are stupid.”