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HEAR PAUL HARVEY'S WARNING ABOUT DEVIL'S TOOLS

Soliloquy cited drugs, feminism, atheism, globalism, paganism, anarchy

Bob Unruh

It was a commentary that first appeared 50 years ago that put globalism, paganism, propaganda, anarchism, atheism, humanism, Marxism, socialism, communism, liquor and drugs, feminism, progressivism and more into one category: tools of the devil.

And since then, Paul Harvey’s famed “If I were the Devil” has been reproduced, re-recorded, rerun, replayed, rewritten and restored. Millions have heard the soliloquy since it was moved online, and it still regularly surges across the cyberworld as someone new discovers it.

It’s drawn attention once again as the 50th anniversary of its first broadcast in 1965 comes Friday.

One recent text of the speech by Harvey, one of the most popular broadcasters ever in America, says:

If I were the devil … I mean, if I were the Prince of Darkness, I would, of course, want to engulf the whole earth in darkness. I would have a third of its real estate and four-fifths of its population, but I would not be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree, thee, so I should set about however necessary to take over the United States.

I’d subvert the churches first. I would begin with a campaign of whispers. With the wisdom of a serpent, I would whisper to you as I whispered to Eve: “Do as you please.”

To the young, I would whisper, “The Bible is a myth.” I would convince them that man created God instead of the other way around. I would confide that what is bad is good, and what is good is “square.”

And the old, I would teach to pray. I would teach them to say after me: “Our Father, which art in Washington.”

And then I’d get organized. I’d educate authors in how to make lurid literature exciting so that anything else would appear dull an uninteresting. I’d threaten T.V. with dirtier movies and vice versa.

I’d peddle narcotics to whom I could. I’d sell alcohol to ladies and gentlemen of distinction. And I’d tranquilize the rest with pills.

If I were the devil, I’d soon have families at war with themselves, churches at war with themselves, nations at war with themselves. Until each in its turn was consumed. And with the promises of higher ratings, I’d have mesmerizing media fanning the flames.

If I were the devil, I would encourage schools to refine young intellects but neglect to discipline emotions . . . let those run wild. Until before you knew it you’d have to have drug-sniffing dogs and metal detectors at every schoolhouse door.

Within a decade I’d have prisons overflowing, I’d have judges promoting pornography. Soon I could evict God from the courthouse, and then from the schoohouse, and then from the houses of Congress.

And in his own churches I would substitute psychology for religion and deify science.

I would lure priests and pastors into misusing boys and girls and church money.

If I were the devil I’d make the symbol of Easter an egg and the symbol of Christmas a bottle. If I were the devil, I would take from those who have and I would give to those who wanted, until I had killed the incentive of the ambitious. And what will you bet I couldn’t get whole states to promote gambling as the way to get rich.

I would caution against extremes, in hard work, in patriotism, in moral conduct.

I would convince the young that marriage is old-fashioned, that swinging is more fun, that what you see on TV is the way to be. And thus I could undress you in public, and I could lure you into bed with diseases for which there is no cure.

In other words, if I were the devil, I’d just keep on doing what he’s doing.

Listen to Harvey’s “If I were the Devil”:

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