Some Inherent Problems of Social Security

W AR and want loom ever more menacing as the two major threats to democratic capitalism. Either international conflict or mounting dependency undermines the foundations of a social system which requires a freely selected leadership and selfdisciplined co-operation. Regimentation tempered by paternalism tends to replace the delicate mechanism of democracy when insecurity diverts attention from freedom and spiritual values to the job of physical survival. While less sudden and spectacular than war, the inroads of mass insecurity upon democratic institutions are subtle and devastating. Recurring depressions and other economic dislocations not

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