"The very success of previous civilizations has always proved to be the cause of their downfall." -George Barton Cutten
On December 26, 1940, George Barton Cutten, President of Colgate University, delivered his speech, "Democracy is not a Gratuity; It is a Conquest" at America's Town Meeting of the Air in Miami, Florida. Here's the speech with a few context clues added. Think about it.
*Source: https://www.ibiblio.org/pha/policy/1940/1940-12-26a.html
*Photo by Ron Jones
