All Different; G. Ellis

Classes must exist in every so cial order. The moment you have men developed by different kinds of work, on different sides of their nature, you have classes. What democracy says is that there shall be no locked door be tween these classes. Every stair way shall be open. Every oppor tunity shall be free. Every talent shall have an equal chance to earn another talent. Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordi nary people. Our system may not be perfect, Mr. Ellis is a freelance writer from Aurora. Illinois. but it is the best thing we have de veloped so far. It would be phys ically impossible for all the farm ers' sons in the country to become President. But any of them may do so,. and several of them have done so. These cases are not accidents. They are logical evidences of an equality among men in the only sense in which equality is possi ble - equality of opportunity.

The malcontent who has given nothing to his country, but pro tests against its principles in spite of the fact it has given him the best life in the world, must be taught, that we have created on this continent, in less than two centuries, a civilization that is the envy and inspiration of nations five or ten times as old. They must be made to remem ber that men do not make bloody footprints crossing a frozen Del aware River just to see what is on the other side. They do it to leave a well-marked trail that others may follow toward a worthwhile destination - Freedom. ~ 691 "\V4LUE and the . WELFARE STATE BRIAN SUMMERS SOCIETY MOVES as its individual members move. And individuals act according to their ideas. Thus if one wants to know where society is going, one needs to examine the ideas held by its members. If one wishes to change the course society seems to be tak ing, one must present one's fellow men - society - with better ideas.