What would people do if a man with Kennedy's charisma, Kissinger's diplomacy, and Friedman's economic smarts showed up with all the answers?
People would fall on their knees and kiss his feet in a minute. The world is getting ready for such a leader, as seen in German youth who said they would follow a man who could come on the scene as a leader.
Les explains that if a man appeared with the attributes of Kennedy, the diplomacy of Henry Kissinger, and the economic smarts of Milton Friedman all rolled into one, and seemingly had all the answers to people's problems, they would immediately fall on their knees and kiss his feet. He points to a news commentary interviewing German youth at demonstrations; one said plainly that if a man could come on the scene and be a leader, they would follow him in a minute. Les says the world is getting ready for that. He ties this to the historic succession of empires, now reaching the iron and clay toes of the Western Europe Consortium of Nations. Using an old farmer's illustration, Les compares iron and clay to cement mixed with any gravel rather than washed sand: it soon crumbles because it cannot cleave. Europe is likewise divided by deep hatreds—Germans, French, Spaniards, Italians—making it a centuries-old battleground.