If these comments of Robert Welch were offered as the entire content of a course on civics, it would be head and shoulders above most civics courses on civics on the planet. People who understand this quote should check out http://www.jbs.org to get what's going on today, and what can be done about it. Welch was a genius, and his organization is still the best thing going on the planet to stem the tide of collectivism.