Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.
The Social Security trust fund is in pretty good shape today and we should not embark upon risky, dangerous schemes which will, in fact, undermine Social Security, such as privatization.
But no one can praise Roosevelt for doing this and then insist that he restored our traditional political and economic systems to their former vitality.