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s c h o l a r s h i p s , r e s e a r c h l a b o r a t o r i e s , peace fu n d s , and
music h a l l s . T his problem rem ains; i s th e r e c e i v i n g o f
alms a f a i r exchange f o r th e l o s s o f freedom and d ig n ity ?
.H ere, w e a lth , a c q u ire d th ro u g h e x p l o i t a t i o n , becomes th e
! in s tru m e n t o f good deeds. K ir k ’ s c o n se rv a tism amounts
t o a s o c i e t y o f r e l i g i o u s c h ild r e n who a r e s t r i p p e d o f
p o l i t i c a l and economic powers and who a re exp ected to t r u s t
th e v i r t u e s and t a l e n t s o f th e ’’a b l e , th e w e a lth y , and th e
w e ll- b o r n . ’’
The new c o n s e r v a tiv e s a r e ex trem ely concerned r e -
I
g a rd in g p u b lic a g e n c ie s p ro v id in g s o c i a l , w e lfa re a s s i s t - ■
an c e . T his i n e v i t a b l y w i l l le a d to b u re a u c ra c y and lo s s
o f freedom . People w i l l lo s e t h e i r s e l f - r e l i a n c e and become
mere wards on th e p u b lic d o le . In a s o c i e t y where
t h e r e e x i s t s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e i n s t i t u t i o n s , th e people g e t
what th e y g e n e r a l l y w ant. At l e a s t i t i s supposed to be
t h a t way. S o c ia l s e r v ic e s a re p a id by th e ta x p a y e r and
a r e approved by th e v o t e r s . What g u a ra n te e s a r e th e r e
t h a t K ir k ’ s a r i s t o c r a c y w i l l p ro v id e th e s e s e r v ic e s ?
Secondly, w ith r e p r e s e n t a t i v e i n s t i t u t i o n s th e p u b lic
g e n e r a l l y must fa c e th e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f paying th e b i l l .
The people have th e freedom to determ ine t h a t s o c i a l w elf
a r e w i l l be p ro v id ed and th e o b l i g a t i o n o f m eeting i t s
f i n a n c i a l c o s t s . In any e v e n t, ’’s t a t i s m ’’ w i l l more l i k e l y
be th e r e s u l t o f th e r e g im e n ta tio n s and f i n a n c i a l o u tla y s
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| Full text | 93 s c h o l a r s h i p s , r e s e a r c h l a b o r a t o r i e s , peace fu n d s , and music h a l l s . T his problem rem ains; i s th e r e c e i v i n g o f alms a f a i r exchange f o r th e l o s s o f freedom and d ig n ity ? .H ere, w e a lth , a c q u ire d th ro u g h e x p l o i t a t i o n , becomes th e ! in s tru m e n t o f good deeds. K ir k ’ s c o n se rv a tism amounts t o a s o c i e t y o f r e l i g i o u s c h ild r e n who a r e s t r i p p e d o f p o l i t i c a l and economic powers and who a re exp ected to t r u s t th e v i r t u e s and t a l e n t s o f th e ’’a b l e , th e w e a lth y , and th e w e ll- b o r n . ’’ The new c o n s e r v a tiv e s a r e ex trem ely concerned r e - I g a rd in g p u b lic a g e n c ie s p ro v id in g s o c i a l , w e lfa re a s s i s t - ■ an c e . T his i n e v i t a b l y w i l l le a d to b u re a u c ra c y and lo s s o f freedom . People w i l l lo s e t h e i r s e l f - r e l i a n c e and become mere wards on th e p u b lic d o le . In a s o c i e t y where t h e r e e x i s t s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e i n s t i t u t i o n s , th e people g e t what th e y g e n e r a l l y w ant. At l e a s t i t i s supposed to be t h a t way. S o c ia l s e r v ic e s a re p a id by th e ta x p a y e r and a r e approved by th e v o t e r s . What g u a ra n te e s a r e th e r e t h a t K ir k ’ s a r i s t o c r a c y w i l l p ro v id e th e s e s e r v ic e s ? Secondly, w ith r e p r e s e n t a t i v e i n s t i t u t i o n s th e p u b lic g e n e r a l l y must fa c e th e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f paying th e b i l l . The people have th e freedom to determ ine t h a t s o c i a l w elf a r e w i l l be p ro v id ed and th e o b l i g a t i o n o f m eeting i t s f i n a n c i a l c o s t s . In any e v e n t, ’’s t a t i s m ’’ w i l l more l i k e l y be th e r e s u l t o f th e r e g im e n ta tio n s and f i n a n c i a l o u tla y s |
