If there is any hope for the future of this country, it lies in our ability to capture the enthusiasm of each succeeding generation and to utilize its enthusiasm for the working out of solutions to problems as they arise. This symposium, oldest of its kind, is an attempt to do this. Recall the Thurmond Arnold quote about the Gallup Poll and what it reveals concerning the judgment of our educated, upper classes in this century. They exist at all levels.
Constituents have one set of myths, politicians themselves have another.
He feels this statement has meaning for any proposal to create a new government department or establish a new federal program. More basic myths that surround us. For example, that private property rights exist independent of the society in which they are enjoyed and protected. Ridding ourselves of these myths is not easy. A politician who sought to discard all of them wouldn't be around long if he was ever elected in the first place.