Archive for E. W. Dykes
Perspective: What Free Enterprise Means
I believe the universe demands that each person become a responsible individual by making decisions about the course of his life—big decisions, little decisions, all decisions. To make decisions, one must be free to choose, and it is through this decision-making process that character is developed. Character, in the final analysis, may be all we [...]
1May1992 | E. W. Dykes | 0 comments | ContinuedMarkets or Edicts?
Mr. Dykes of Canton, Ohio is an energy consultant and Chairman of Total Energy Management, Inc. The so-called energy crisis in the United States is entwined with such other issues as inflation, balance of payments, national security, foreign policy and the maintenance of individual freedom. And resolving these other issues is critically tied to the [...]
1Dec1980 | E. W. Dykes | 0 comments | ContinuedDemunicipalize the Garbage Service
Again, says Bill Dykes, let’s first learn to dispose of our own garbage if we are truly concerned about others.
1Apr1968 | E. W. Dykes | 0 comments | ContinuedBig Wars From Little Errors Grow
The way to start a war, thinks Bill Dykes, is to mind someone else’s business; so perhaps the way to peace with one’s neighbor is to try leaving him alone.
1Jan1964 | E. W. Dykes | 0 comments | ContinuedWhat a Price
Mr. Dykes is an architect in Canton, Ohio. The abandonment of individual responsibility for growing government intervention at local, state and federal levels, with corresponding loss of freedom. Though the following article deals primarily with the parking problem, the principles outlined are equally applicable to various “urban renewal” projects, municipal fund raising to attract private [...]
1Jun1962 | E. W. Dykes | 1 comment | ContinuedEnjoy Yourselves
Mr. Dykes is an architect from Canton, Ohio. Optimism is a wonderful attitude but only to the point where it begins to blind us to realities for which real solutions need be found. As an example of what may be over-optimism we are told again and again that "the sixties" will usher in the most [...]
1Oct1959 | E. W. Dykes | 0 comments | ContinuedIf We Create A Monster
The California Council of Architects recently called for help in their battle against state architectural bureaus. Mr. Dykes, an architect from Canton, Ohio, responded to the request as follows: Architects have had other opportunities to forestall such happenings but have muffed them. I recall not too long ago an urgent request for each of [...]
1Feb1957 | E. W. Dykes | 0 comments | Continued-
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