A Meeting with Justice William O. Douglas
Robert Allen, Jr.
[Reprinted from Equal Rights, date not
recorded]
Bob Allen, Jr. recently commented on this incident in his Georgist
career:
"I am reminded of my own visit with the late Justice William O.
douglas. I was then the Director of the Washington, D.C. Extension of
the Henry George School of Social Science. As the Director, I was
asked to present him with a copy of the 75th Anniversary Edition of
Henry George's Progress and Poverty. But I seized the opportunity to
discuss the threats posed by Senator Joseph McCarthy and Communism and
I shall never forget his reply. He turned to his window in thought and
then again to me and said: 'Young Man, only a better idea like that of
Henry George will stop McCarthy or Communism.'"
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