i didn't get into it in my essay on this speech, but beyond the basic incoherence of vance's assorted grievances, i'm struck by how ungrateful he is, a man who owes his fame and fortune to the open, cosmopolitan society he is trying to destroy for the sake of power
American Statesmanship for the Golden Age
We should demand that our people, whether first- or tenth-generation Americans, have gratitude for this country.