{"id":1906,"date":"2025-10-19T09:14:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T09:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humorsidehub.com\/?p=1906"},"modified":"2025-10-19T09:14:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T09:14:17","slug":"in-1965-an-unforgettable-warning-was-broadcast-for-all-to-hear-54-years-later-its-sadly-come-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humorsidehub.com\/?p=1906","title":{"rendered":"In 1965 an unforgettable warning was broadcast for all to hear: 54 years later, it\u2019s sadly come true"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Paul Harvey\u2019s 1965 broadcast&nbsp;<em>\u201cIf I Were the Devil\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;has been shared for decades, but today, it feels almost unsettling in its accuracy. Hearing it now, it no longer sounds like a warning\u2014it feels like a reflection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the broadcast, Harvey imagined what he would do&nbsp;<em>if he were the Devil<\/em>, determined not to destroy a nation by force, but by slowly corrupting it from within. He spoke of quiet whispers, shifting morals, and eroding faith. At the time, it was seen as dramatic radio commentary. Now, many see it as prophecy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cIf I were the Devil, I would whisper: \u2018Do as you please.\u2019<br>I\u2019d tell the young that the Bible is a myth.<br>I\u2019d convince them that man created God, instead of the other way around.<br>I\u2019d take God out of the courthouse, the schoolhouse\u2014<br>and even out of the churches.<br>I\u2019d peddle drugs and alcohol freely, distract families,<br>divide them, weaken their resolve.<br>I\u2019d teach people to pray, not to God\u2014but to government.<br>I\u2019d replace wisdom with pleasure, truth with opinion,<br>and call it freedom.<br>And I\u2019d keep doing it\u2026<br>until the world slipped quietly into my hands.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>When Paul Harvey delivered those words, it was 1965. No internet. No social media. No smartphones. Yet he spoke of a world where morality would be mocked, families would fracture, faith would fade, and comfort would replace conscience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listeners back then heard a clever monologue. Listeners today hear a mirror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some say it\u2019s political. Others say it\u2019s spiritual. But most agree\u2014he saw something coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>People don\u2019t share this speech because it\u2019s nostalgic.<br>They share it because it feels true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul Harvey once said,\u00a0<em>\u201cSelf-government won\u2019t work without self-discipline.\u201d<\/em><br>Perhaps that\u2019s the line we\u2019ve forgotten.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Harvey\u2019s 1965 broadcast&nbsp;\u201cIf I Were the Devil\u201d&nbsp;has been shared for decades, but today, it feels almost unsettling in its accuracy. 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