"Ich habe diese Flucht vor der Eigenverantwortung drastisch genug gekennzeichnet, wenn ich sagte, daß, falls diese Sucht weiter um sich greift, wir in eine gesellschaftliche Ordnung schlittern, in der jeder die Hand in der Tasche des anderen hat Das Prinzip heißt dann: Ich sorge für die anderen und die anderen sorgen für mich! Die Blindheit und intellektuelle Fahrlässigkeit, mit der wir dem Versorgungs- und Wohlfahrtsstaat zusteuern, kann nur zu unserem Unheil ausschlagen."
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