The Decent Society
January, 1969
On May 22, 1964, President Johnson announced his plan to transform America--during his Administration--into "The Great Society." Rightfully deploring our decaying cities, our rural poverty areas, our despoiled and dwindling natural resources, he promised "to assemble the best thought and the broadest knowledge from all over the world to find ... answers for America." Four and a half years later, that lofty enterprise is foundering and almost forgotten--partly because of an un...
