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President William H. Taft - "On Popular Unrest", from 1912.

Apr 14, 2023
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INSIGHT

Unrealistic Promises Cause Unrest

  • Exaggeration of social issues fuels popular unrest by misleading the less fortunate with impossible promises.
  • Promises of a perfect society balancing wealth by law are unrealistic and distract from real progress.
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Real Progress Against Inequality

  • Genuine efforts to lessen inequality focus on improving education, law, and preventing unjust privileges.
  • The current administration has taken significant real steps toward aiding the less fortunate and remedying injustice.
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Limits of Political Reforms

  • Even perfect government machinery can't solve poverty or inequality alone; constitutional changes don't provide basic needs.
  • The crowd demands clear plans for equality and ending hardship, yet such plans are lacking.
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