LAST DITCH OF DEMOCRACY - Majority Rights

England’s treatment of them, treatment of the American colonies, and of
the U.S. divided by the war of secession, and by the DEBT period that
followed that brotherly slaughter?
Possibly the Brain Trust does not mean to exist ONLY in the dimension
of the evasions? Mr. Bridson, being younger, possibly errs merely from
lack of full information. Your out-in-front man offered you tears and
blood. That’s O.K. if you like it. But why expect Europe, and two thirds
of Asia to think you have a brain monopoly if that is all you can offer it
or in deed offer yourselves?
Free speech is NOT full compensation for government by hidden and
IRRESPONSIBLE forces, interested mainly or solely in squeeze, in tip
and run, WITH the profits. I know that isn’t the Brain Trust’s main aim.
They are interested in conversation. And gettin’ the cream off the surface
in one way or another. But what about JUSTICE? What about usury,
interest, speculation in the breed of the people, monopoly not only of
grey matter, as announced in a half serious headline?
Seems like the ONLY free speech on CERTAIN topics has been left to
ME on this Radio, thanks to a civil tradition, thanks to an age old
tradition; two parts, Cicero against Verres and the Renaissance. Mebbe
the Brain Trust is forgettin’ its Latin? Mebbe it never had enough Latin?
In Burke’s time M.P.s used to quote Latin. Some of the Brain Trust’s
members speak almost Yiddish. And when not, the substance, Judaic
substance is thinly veiled. Oh, very clever your B.B.C. stage acts, with
the local accents, I git that. My typewriter, and Jim’s typewriter, and few
Irish and American typewriters, against VAST resources, I see that. But
what about Justice: and money interest?
#42 (May 28, 1942) U.S. & U.K. (B50)
AS A BEGINNING