The most fearful phenomenon of these midcentury years is not the atom bomb; atomic energy does have its constructive possibilities. . . . The most fearful event of these times is the colossal expansion of the government of the United States and the constant increase of executive power within the government.
If the politics of inaction and delay that have triumphed in this country continues for another decade, then Planetary Purgatory in the likely future facing our country before midcentury - probably in your own lifetime.