These people can give Americans the answer to the question of what can happen to a nation that grows indifferent toward liberty. They lose it. And once lost, the reclaiming of liberty may be vastly more difficult, more bloody, and more tragic than the original winning of it. These rights have been regarded by our ancestors as so precious that they have suffered untold hardships, and have even given up their lives to gain and preserve them. Just as the fathers of our country dedicated their lives and fortunes to making America free, it is for us, the living, to dedicate our lives to keeping it free.
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.
If you allow the Court to be packed today, you are liable to find that your liberties have vanished tomorrow. An appeal is being made to the farmers to support the President in his demand. They are being told that the only way to give them the legislative aid they desire is this judiciary change. The graveyard of the Democratic Party is strewn with the remains of Congressmen who, following the dictates of their conscience and the interests of their constituents, dared to vote against some of the administration's proposals. The Democratic Party will probably find itself in the graveyard as if it allows itself to be known as the party that surrendered are the hard-won rights of the American people.