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2 years ago

March 14, 2024

Alice Rush

Myth 1: Traditionally, Americans have opted for small government, focusing the public sector only on absolute necessities, and privatizing most societal functions.

Myth 2: The subject known as “civics” has been removed from our high schools in order to make young people unaware of the proper (small) role of government.

Truth: Shown at left is a page taken from a civics textbook just after the close of the Second World War. Notice how it jibes with the major theme of both parties’ platforms of that time, through the Eisenhower administration, right up until Reagan came along in 1980 and turned all this on its head.

Civics and the Proper Role of Government

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