It may be shocking to some people in this country to realize that, without meaning to do so, they hold views in common with Hitler when they preach discrimination against other religious, racial or economic groups. Henry A. Wallace More Quotes by Henry A. Wallace More Quotes From Henry A. Wallace This is a fight between a free world and a slave world. Henry A. Wallace fighting war world This dullness of vision regarding the importance of the general welfare to the individual is the measure of the failure of our schools and churches to teach the spiritual significance of genuine democracy. Henry A. Wallace vision spiritual school They are patriotic in time of war because it is to their interest to be so, but in time of peace they follow power and the dollar wherever they may lead. Henry A. Wallace patriotism patriotic war The dangerous American fascist is the man who wants to do in the United States in an American way what Hitler did in Germany in a Prussian way. Henry A. Wallace usa want men In some ways, certain books are more powerful by far than any battle. Henry A. Wallace powerful war book The American fascists are most easily recognized by their deliberate perversion of truth and fact. Henry A. Wallace truth america facts There are probably several hundred thousand if we narrow the definition to include only those who in their search for money and power are ruthless and deceitful. Henry A. Wallace hype deceit definitions Still another danger is represented by those who, paying lip service to democracy and the common welfare, in their insatiable greed for money and the power which money gives, do not hesitate surreptitiously to evade the laws designed to safeguard the public from monopolistic extortion. American fascists of this stamp were clandestinely aligned with their German counterparts before the war, and are even now preparing to resume where they left off, after "the present unpleasantness" ceases. Henry A. Wallace law giving war If we define an American fascist as one who in case of conflict puts money and power ahead of human beings, then there are undoubtedly several million fascists in the United States. There are probably several hundred thousand if we narrow the definition to include only those who in their search for money and power are ruthless and deceitful. Henry A. Wallace patriotic may war The myth of fascist efficiency has deluded many people. Henry A. Wallace efficiency fascists people Monopolists who fear competition and who distrust democracy because it stands for equal opportunity would like to secure their position against small and energetic enterprise. Henry A. Wallace competition democracy opportunity Fascism is a worldwide disease. Its greatest threat to the United States will come after the war, either via Latin America or within the United States itself. Henry A. Wallace latin war america The obvious types of American fascists are dealt with on the air and in the press. These demagogues and stooges are fronts for others. Dangerous as these people may be, they are not so significant as thousands of other people who have never been mentioned. Henry A. Wallace air may people If this liberal potential is properly channeled, we may expect the area of freedom of the United States to increase. The problem is to spend up our rate of social invention in the service of the welfare of all the people. Henry A. Wallace united-states may people During the next four years...unless drastic steps are taken by Congress, the U.S. will have nearly 8,000,000 unemployed and will stand on the brink of a deep depression. Henry A. Wallace four taken years The worldwide, agelong struggle between fascism and democracy will not stop when the fighting ends in Germany and Japan. Henry A. Wallace japan fighting struggle The moral and spiritual aspects of both personal and international relationships have a practical bearing which so-called practical men deny. Henry A. Wallace ethos spiritual men The European brand of fascism will probably present its most serious postwar threat to us via Latin America. Henry A. Wallace latin europe america The wisdom of our actions in the first three years of peace will determine the course of world history for half a century. Henry A. Wallace three half years To see rich land eaten away by erosion, to stand by as continual cultivation on sloping fields wears away the best soil, is enough to make a good farmer sick at heart. Henry A. Wallace erosion land heart
