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Erich Fromm — Part 4
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WALLACES Well, now, wait a monent. May 1 read frem the Conmunis$
Manifesto? “The Cemmunists dfadein to conceal their views ond aime,
They y declare that their ends can be attained only PY the
foreibie overthrow of aii existing conditions. Let the ing classes
treable at a Communist revolution.” It seems to me that thia un-dignifies,
de-sdignifies basen freetonss
PROMMs It is awfully difficult te take one quote ami discuss ite. 7
equid quote you some sentences fron Rovespierre on which modern desocracy
ia based, and you would find arguacnts.
WALLACE! Perhap# I should reread my Marx and perhaps 1 should reread ay
Erich Frew, We. have fast thirty seconds left, Dr, From. Are you 7
pessimistic about what's heppened to us? : =~
wrowe I am worried only in one s¢nac, namely, the danger of wer and
ear possible inability to aveié it, sut I am very apt tio... rather £
have faith »» in our world, in the development of our demooraey, but I
think one thing is neceseary.. to face reality rather than beliove an
fiction and te be aware that we will have vitality only if we are able
te fulfill that which is essential to our whele tradition and that is
to pet cep beck in hha sedelee °
WALLACE! Thanks so much, [r, Froax, for taking this tine to come and
tel with vs. Whether or not one agrees with iis solution, Dr. Erich
Fromm points to « presaing problea. As he seen it, Americe tends to
worship machines instead of men, Ws seen to prefer success to sanity.
A society that in politically free, saye Dr. Fromm, shoulé guard against
thie kind of spiritual enslavement. -
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Bext we x we go after the story of the American oftixen and his political
party, Sur guest «111 be one of the majer figures of this period. You
see him behind’ ma.. hets Adle!l Stevenson, If you want to know what
contrel the voter has over the policies of his governaent, if you want
te find out the affects of radio, television a the press os political
candidetes and campaigns. anf if you want te know bh has the
greatest influence on publi polheys the palitianl party, the. rivate
Gitizen, or apesial interest greape like the fara b the is |
unfons, the National Association of Manufaeturers oF the American
Legion, we'll go after those stories from AB@lai Stegensen next week.
T4111 then, Mike Wallace, Gondnight«
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