Communism Rejected

Communism Rejected There was a most persuasive reason why the Pilgrims finally gave up communism. They began to starve. Many died. Violence, as a method to effect social conduct, was forsworn. Each according to merit became the rule that is, to each the fruits of his labor. And they prospered. These practitioners began the pattern for the American way: individual freedom, and personal responsibility for one's own actions. This turned out to be superior to other ways. Accord ing to the record, this way was so good that Twentieth Century Americans applied violence (unwisely, I believe) to keep others out of our country, while many foreign *This implied criticism is directed against the application of this princi ple by the use of force; not against it as an individual's rule for self conduct with his own property. 10 governments resorted to violence to keep their people at home. This American way had several distinctive ten dencies, among them: 1. The doctrine of individual immunity against gov ernmental power. This immunity extended to the individ ual in respect to his property, in respect to his physical person, and in respect to his mind, or thought and expres sion.