A Short History of Liberty; D. Russell

4. COURAGE. You may depend upon it, courageous men with faith and understanding will neither remain in bondage nor keep others in bondage. Even against great odds, this combination leads to ... 5. LIBERTY. Liberty is a relationship among persons wherein no person molests any other peaceful person in his ideas, possessions, or actions. Liberty 1D;ay also be viewed as the responsibility one assumes for himself and recognizes in all others, for there can be no liberty where there is no responsibility. Liberty has never existed com pletely among any people at any time; but where it has existed to a high degree, the resulting freedom to work, trade, choose, win, lose, and bargain has always meant ... 6. ABUNDANCE. But if an abundance of material things. is the primary aim of a person, his life is devoid of any real meaning. For if the goal is abundance, its achievement logically results in ...

7. COMPLACENCY. Complacency and self-satisfaction (the "full barns" of the Biblical lesson) inevitably lead to ... 8. APATHY. With apathy comes a dullness and a loss of interest-a "let George do it" philosophy. And there will always be many political "Georges" around to accept this [365 ] invitation to seize both the reins and the whip. This always degenerates into ... 9. DEPENDENCY. For a time, it is possible for depend ents to be unaware that they are dependents. As they continue to shed the personal responsibilities which are freedom, they also continue to delude themselves that they are still free people-"We never had it so good." Or they may be deluded into believing that they are still free so long as they themselves are able to participate in the mechanical processes of selecting their rulers ~~We can still vote, can't we?" But dependents are at the mercy of the persons or groups or parties upon whom they depend for their housing, or security in old age, or subsidies, or education, or medical care, or any of the other "aids" from political authority which cause persons to depend on others instead of themselves. Sooner or later, this dependency becomes known by its true na ture ...

10. BONDAGE. Fortunately, the record shows that peo ple can regain their faith, understanding, and courage. They can again become persons and citizens who are responsible for their own welfare, rather than units and subjects identified by numbers for purposes of regimen tation and subsidization. The record shows that people can, by their own intelligent actions, regain their liberty any time they want it. [366 ] THE TOPSY-TURVY TARIFF TANGLE t'J w. m Curli~~ HAD William McKinley been a visitor at the 84th Con gress of the United States in 1955, and listened to the arguments for and against protective tariffs, he would have felt right at home. Sixty years ago, McKinley was a leading proponent of high protective tariffs. He had served as a congressman for nearly 20 years before he was elected President in 1896. The high tariff bill of 1890 bore his name. In the campaign of 1896, McKinley had hoped to make his high tariff plank the main issue. However, William Jennings Bryan, with his "free silver" and "cross of gold"