The Key to Freedom
The following is an abridged version of an article that originally appeared in our May 18, 1992 issue.
The more thoughtful among patriotic Americans have long held that education is the primary key to victory in overcoming the forces of collectivism that for several decades have threatened to overwhelm and enslave the people of our Republic. [John Birch Society founder] Robert Welch, for many years one of the chief spokesmen for those Americans who favor a return to constitutional government and genuine conservatism, put it succinctly: “Education is our total strategy, and truth is our only weapon.”
Welch and others have stated that if we could simply reach the American electorate, educate them in the fundamental principles that comprise our American way of life, and expose the nefarious plans of the exponents of all-powerful, socialistic government, then the victory of American principles would be assured. This is so for several reasons.
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