Some knew then what could happen.

In his book "The Road To Serfdom" author F. A. Hayek is discussing how countries move towards socialism and socialist form of government stated that it is first a psychological change, an alteration in the character of the people. This is necessarily a slow affair, a process which extends not over a few years but perhaps over one or two generations. This means, among other things, that even a strong tradition of political liberty is no safeguard if the danger is precisely that new institutions and policies will gradually undermine and destroy the spirit. The consequences can of course be averted if that spirit reasserts itself in time and the people not only throw out the party which has been leading them further in the dangerous direction but also recognize the nature of the danger and resolutely change their course. This was written in 1944 concerning what was the beginning of what he saw with the coming of socialism in Europe. And now what do we see taking place today in this country.