Socialism, Like The Ancient Ideas

Treat All Economic Questions From The Viewpoint Of The Consumer, For The Interests Of The Consumer Are The Interests Of The Human Race.

The Law Has Been Perverted, And The Powers Of The State Have Become Perverted Along With It. The Law Has Not Only Been Turned From Its Proper Function, But Made To Follow An Entirely Contrary Purpose. The Law Has Become A Tool For Every Kind Of Greed. Instead Of Preventing Crime, The Law Itself Is Guilty Of The Abuses It Is Supposed To Punish. If This Is True, It Is A Serious Matter, And Moral Duty Requires Me To Call The Attention Of My Fellow-citizens To It.

If Everyone Enjoyed The Unrestricted Use Of His Faculties And The Free Disposition Of The Fruits Of His Labor, Social Progress Would Be Ceaseless, Uninterrupted, And Unfailing.

Finally, Is Not Liberty The Restricting Of The Law Only To Its Rational Sphere Of Organizing The Right Of The Individual To Lawful Self-defense; Of Punishing Injustice?

Which Countries Contain The Most Peaceful, The Most Moral, And The Happiest People? Those People Are Found In The Countries Where The Law Least Interferes With Private Affairs; Where The Government Is Least Felt; Where The Individual Has The Greatest Scope, And Free Opinion The Greatest Influence; Where The Administrative Powers Are Fewest And Simplest; Where Taxes Are Lightest And Most Nearly Equal