http://www.danielbbotkin.com/2007/04/21/american-dreamer-the-life-and-times-of-henry-a-wallace-by-john-c-culver-and-john-hyde/ Reflections of a renegade naturalist Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:12:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.danielbbotkin.com/2007/04/21/american-dreamer-the-life-and-times-of-henry-a-wallace-by-john-c-culver-and-john-hyde/comment-page-1/#comment-985 Greengranny Sun, 18 May 2008 16:30:31 +0000 http://www.danielbbotkin.com/archives/american-dreamer-the-life-and-times-of-henry-a-wallace-by-john-c-culver-and-john-hyde#comment-985 Thank you for this review and your insights. As a 28-year veteran of state government, I felt privileged to work among the "rank-and-file Henry Wallaces" providing public service while truly attempting to do good. Yes, people like them do exist in fair numbers among America's 300 million. Why do they not appear in positions of leadership and power? I leave that to each reader to answer in his or her own mind, but I feel that they are in SOME positions of leadership and power. Whether their number is growing or whether those in leadership positions are rising to meet challenges, letting their best qualities shine, I do not know. I expect it is some of both. When it comes to free societies, I have always agreed with the expression "People get the government they deserve." Good public servants can't get far without a constituency. Thank you for this review and your insights. As a 28-year veteran of state government, I felt privileged to work among the “rank-and-file Henry Wallaces” providing public service while truly attempting to do good. Yes, people like them do exist in fair numbers among America’s 300 million. Why do they not appear in positions of leadership and power? I leave that to each reader to answer in his or her own mind, but I feel that they are in SOME positions of leadership and power. Whether their number is growing or whether those in leadership positions are rising to meet challenges, letting their best qualities shine, I do not know. I expect it is some of both. When it comes to free societies, I have always agreed with the expression “People get the government they deserve.” Good public servants can’t get far without a constituency.

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