Lemme see, which party was it that said that the American people are children? Well, not exactly:

Los Angeles Times, November 9, 1972

Nixon Interview


"...The average American is just like the child in the family. You
give him some responsibility and he is going to amount to
something...He is going to do something...If, on the other hand, you
make him completely dependent and pamper him and cater to him too
much, you are going to make him soft, spoiled and eventually a very
weak individual."