War, Riot, and Priorities: A Statement by Ten Congressmen

Our nation is in crisis. We fight a stalemated war 10,000 miles from our shores; there is no immediate prospect for peace. We lace despair and disruption in our cities; there is no immediate prospect for solution….

The deprived, whether in Vietnam or the ghetto, cry out for redress and independence; but their call is not understood. And so their violent rebellion is attributed to external conspiracy, to scapegoats. Thus, even in desperate violence, the oppressed are ignored. Amer...