The Superficial Distinctions Of Fascism, Bolshevism, Hitlerism,

For The Majority Of People Liberty Means Only The System And The Administrators They Are Used To.

It Is Unfortunately None Too Well Understood That, Just As The State Has No Money Of Its Own, So It Has No Power Of Its Own.

We Have Two Distinct Types Of Political Organization To Take Into Account; And Clearly, Too, When Their Origins Are Considered, It Is Impossible To Make Out That The One Is A Mere Perversion Of The Other. Therefore When We Include Both Types Under A General Term Like Government, We Get Into Logical Difficulties; Difficulties Of Which Most Writers On The Subject Have Been More Or Less Vaguely Aware, But Which, Until Within The Last Half-century, None Of Them Has Tried To Resolve.

Money Does Not Pay For Anything, Never Has, Never Will. It Is An Economic Axiom As Old As The Hills That Goods And Services Can Be Paid For Only With Goods And Services.

The Practical Reason For Freedom Is That Freedom Seems To Be The Only Condition Under Which Any Kind Of Substantial Moral Fiber Can Be Developed - We Have Tried Law, Compulsion And Authoritarianism Of Various Kinds, And The Result Is Nothing To Be Proud Of.