And this great observation from someone who today's Democratic Party would call an extreme wacko..........
Government has become so vast and impersonal, that its interests diverge more and more from the interests of ordinary citizens. For a generation and more, the government has sought to meet our needs by multiplying its bureaucracy. Washington has taken too much in taxes from Main Street, and Main Street has received too little in return. It is not necessary to centralize power in order to solve our problems.
-George McGovern, 1972 Presidential Campaign Trail