The First Thing A Man Will Do

The Religious Quality Of Marxism Also Explains A Characteristic Attitude Of The Orthodox Marxist Toward Opponents. To Him, As To Any Believer In A Faith, The Opponent Is Not Merely In Error But In Sin. Dissent Is Disapproved Of Not Only Intellectually But Also Morally. There Cannot Be Any Excuse For It Once The Message Has Been Revealed.

It Is Quite Possible That Future Generations Will Look Upon Arguments About The Inferiority Of The Socialist Plan As We Look Upon Adam Smith's Argument About Joint Stock Companies Which, Also, Were Simply False.

The Essential Point To Grasp Is That In Dealing With Capitalism We Are Dealing With An Evolutionary Process

The Intellectual And Social Climate Needed To Allow Entrepreneurship To Thrive Will Not Exist In Advanced Capitalism.

The Capitalist Engine Is First And Last An Engine Of Mass Production Which Unavoidably Also Means Production For The Masses. . . . It Is The Cheap Cloth, The Cheap Cotton And Rayon Fabric, Boots, Motorcars And So On That Are The Typical Achievements Of Capitalist Production, And Not As A Rule Improvements That Would Mean Much To The Rich Man. Queen Elizabeth Owned Silk Stockings. The Capitalist Achievement Does Not Typically Consist In Providing More Silk Stockings For Queens But In Bringing Them Within Reach Of Factory Girls.