In these times of economic stress and cries for the government to bail everybody out, it is interesting to note the comment of Franklin D. Roosevelt in his 1935 State of the Union message. FDR said:

"The lessons of history ... show conclusively ... that continued dependence upon relief induces a spiritual and moral disintegration fundamentally destructive to the national fiber. To dole out relief is to administer a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit. ... The federal government must and shall quit this business of relief."

Would that our elected officials in Washington would adhere to these suggestions.

Gill Hilton

Orem