RT Journal
A1 Green LR
T1 On the need for national leadership: Comments on may editorial
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 1970
FD November 1
VO 126
IS 5
SP 915
OP 915
DO 10.1001/archinte.1970.00310110185037
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1970.00310110185037
AB To the Editor. 
    —I am commenting on the May editorial "On the Need for National Leadership." The two main points that need to be considered are your pessimism and your reliance on the federal government as if it were all powerful.You speak of the hopelessness and enlarging anger of the public. I doubt this. Dissatisfaction is not overwhelming, but is being carefully nurtured by those who thrive on dissatisfaction. I really feel that there is no confrontation between the public and the medical profession as you state. As always, it is the extremists who are mouthing the confrontation.If we follow time proved ethics in taking care of our patients, the medical profession will be able to rise to the increased demands of health care today. We have to rely on the intelligence and common sense of the public. If those in power in our society and government wish