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Even if the days of 1928 and early 1929 could be brought back again, the economic situation would be utterly indefensible on moral grounds.
Individualism and Socialism (1933)
God forbid that we should have any desire to return to that living hell!
Individualism and Socialism (1933)
Mussolini and Hitler and Stalin all take it for granted that the faithful will if necessary lay down life itself in the holy cause.
Individualism and Socialism (1933)
If the principle is accepted that killing in defense of property and life is valid and mandatory, armed preparedness for war follows automatically.
Individualism and Socialism (1933)
Every person is a child of God and a brother of man. Therefore personality is the supreme value, and should be regarded as an end and not merely as a means to an end.
Individualism and Socialism (1933)
There may be occasions when "to do unto others as you would have them do unto you" requires coercion.
Individualism and Socialism (1933)
Modern warfare is ghastly beyond exaggeration and civil war among industrial populations is the most diabolical form of conflict.
Individualism and Socialism (1933)
Before a just society can be established the property system and the penal code of such a social order must be radically transformed.
Individualism and Socialism (1933)
The case against defensive killing is cumulative and overwhelming.
Individualism and Socialism (1933)
Exceptions to the rule do not invalidate the general principle that restraint by capital punishment and warfare is grossly ineffective and highly perilous.
Individualism and Socialism (1933)
Religious people must be brought to a vivid realization of their awful guilt in sanctioning and supporting an economic system that is the direct antithesis of their religious ideals.
Individualism and Socialism (1933)
Building a new world is the most perilous form of pioneering, and the most glorious victories of religion have ever been won in hours of fiercest danger. And so it will be in our day.
Individualism and Socialism (1933)
I find it impossible to reconcile the intentional slaughter of any human being with the religious principle of reverence for personality, that is, respect for the personality of the dead man.
Individualism and Socialism (1933)
Non-conformity has always been dangerous, and men were subjected to all manner of persecution
Individualism and Socialism (1933)
Men must be reminded that as civilization becomes more industrial and urban, relationships become more impersonal, and that much of our sinning is done as members of groups.
Individualism and Socialism (1933)
The troubles are much more deep-rooted because of the inherent difficulties confronting a man who seeks to conduct his business on an ideal basis within an unjust social order.
Individualism and Socialism (1933)
There is no inherent irreconcilability between love and coercion, but rather the reverse; under some circumstances love ceases to be love if it fails to use moral means of restraint.
Individualism and Socialism (1933)
Repudiation of the principle of defensive killing and the reliance upon ethical means of resistance are imperative if the vicious circle of taking life in order to save life is to be broken.
Individualism and Socialism (1933)
If reverence for personality, the principle of mutuality, active goodwill, and love toward God and man constitute the essence of high religion, then in many situations, in an imperfect world, compulsion becomes a religious obligation.
Individualism and Socialism (1933)
When the Lord's Prayer is prayed with insight it becomes a petition for the abolition of capitalism and the supplanting of the existing economic order with a society which is consistent with the religion of Jesus.
Individualism and Socialism (1933)