They include, not unexpectedly, the Communists, New Leftists and other revolutionaries who would destroy the entire system, both political and economic. Rather, the assault on the enterprise system is broadly based and consistently pursued. We are not dealing with sporadic or isolated attacks from a relatively few extremists or even from the minority socialist cadre. Also, there always have been critics of the system, whose criticism has been wholesome and constructive so long as the objective was to improve rather than to subvert or destroy.īut what now concerns us is quite new in the history of America. There always have been some who opposed the American system, and preferred socialism or some form of statism (communism or fascism). This varies in scope, intensity, in the techniques employed, and in the level of visibility. No thoughtful person can question that the American economic system is under broad attack. The purpose is to identify the problem, and suggest possible avenues of action for further consideration. Booth (executive vice president) and others at the U.S. This memorandum is submitted at your request as a basis for the discussion on August 24 with Mr. Sydnor, Jr., Chairman, Education Committee, U.S. Powell’s Confidential Memorandum:Īttack of American Free Enterprise System
The Senator’s entire Guest Lecturerseries has been aggregated, as audio and video instructional assets, courtesy of the School of Statesmanship at Ascension University.
Its influence on American Jurisprudence has been described in depth, through a series of talks delivered in the United States Senate by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. Below is the Powell Memorandum that has been referred to several times in The Scheme.
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