Heed the Advice of Edmund Burke
New Year's Resolution: Do Not Allow Evil to Prosper!
by Lawrence Kadish • January 4, 2022 at 11:30 am
The British statesman Edmund Burke left the stage centuries ago but left behind wisdom that would be well heeded by the America of 2022.
"Nothing," he reminds us, "turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government."
Today our nation is facing multiple threats and the question its citizens need to ask is whether Washington is capable of recognizing these threats. Can this Administration confront and defeat them? Upon that answer hangs the future of our country and our democracy.
From a China intent on assuming global military dominance to an Iran whose nuclear ambition remains unchecked – from an America dependent on goods and services from the very nation that intends to reduce us to a third rate power to international cyber terrorists who put our economic foundations at risk — we need to acknowledge that America is under siege.
