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The Political Approach
When a politician views society
from the seclusion of his office, he is struck by the spectacle
of the inequality that he sees. He deplores the deprivations
which are the lot of so many of our brothers, deprivations which
appear to be even sadder when contrasted with luxury and wealth.
Perhaps the politician should ask
himself whether this state of affairs has not been caused by old
conquests and lootings, and by more recent legal plunder. Perhaps
he should consider this proposition: Since all persons seek
well-being and perfection, would not a condition of justice be
sufficient to cause the greatest efforts toward progress, and the
greatest possible equality that is compatible with individual
responsibility? Would not this be in accord with the concept of
individual responsibility which God has willed in order that
mankind may have the choice between vice and virtue, and the
resulting punishment and reward?
But the politician never gives this
a thought. His mind turns to organizations, combinations, and
arrangements—legal or apparently legal. He attempts to
remedy the evil by increasing and perpetuating the very thing
that caused the evil in the first place: legal plunder. We have
seen that justice is a negative concept. Is there even one of
these positive legal actions that does not contain the principle
of plunder?
Clark Simmons, Webmaster
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