August 1953 Issue [Article] Are we worth saving? And if so, why? Download PDF Adjust Share by Elmer Holmes Davis, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Anti-communist movements Arnold Joseph Toynbee Civilization, Greco-Roman Civilization, Western Communism and liberty Comparative civilization East and West Oswald Spengler United States More from Elmer Holmes Davis The Ideal State People in Chicago will tell you that there is a happy land not far away. Sitting on the ash heap of their own miseries, they mournfully explain that just over… Votes for emptiness Votes for emptiness Adjust Share