I thought this quote was interesting, and thought I should share it for the consideration of those who would call themselves conservative:
I doubt ‘republican’ meant then what it means today, but it still stands to reason that a large, active army requires a much larger state.
Well you have to be able to fund and control it.
Exactly. And it’s interesting that liberals, that usually harangue for government spending and programs, are upset about our current situation in large part due to the cost, while conservatives, who ostensibly support a smaller government, are widely in favor of such an expensive and government-empowering endeavor as a war.
That is interesting.
if only we could fight the war on poverty as we fought world war 2
-Imp