G. Vance Smith

America’s middle class is much more than an income level. It is a positive, independent force perpetuating a culture that sustains our freedom, promises opportunity, and gives rise to national prosperity.

Throughout history, whenever it has flourished, the middle class has acted as a buffer between the ruling elite and the laboring poor.

Robert Welch understood the principles regarding the forces that influence contemporary American affairs before virtually all of his contemporaries. To fully appreciate today why his understanding was correct might still require the reading of several books. Once having completed The Politician, however, the reader will be far ahead of a large majority of the public.

William F. Buckley Jr. was far worse than simply a fraud on the American landscape. He was a man with a mission! He became both prominent and successful because of his devotion and dedication to that mission.