freedom is a two-edged sword- jack parsons
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FREEDOM IS A TWO-EDGED SWORD
by Fr a . Bel ar io n , o .T.o . (Jac k Par so ns)
Th e SevenTh Ray 1976 - C.R. Run yon - Ed it o r
Ed i t o r 's n o t E: J ac k Par sons d ied in a
l a bo r a t o r y a c c i d en t in 1952.
Aut ho r 's Pr efAce
Sin c e i f ir St w r o t e t h iS eSSa y in 1946, So me o f
t h e mo r e o min o u s pr ed ic t io n s h av e been
f u l f i l l ed . Pu bl ic emPl o y ees h a v e been su bj ec t ed
t o t h e in d ig n it y o f "l o y a l t y " o a t h s a n d t h e
ig n o min y o f l o y a l t y pu r g es. M eM ber s o f t h e
Un i t ed St a t eS Sen a t e, mo v in g Un d er t h e c l o ak
o f immu n i t y a n d t h e ex c u se o f emer g en c y ,h a v e ma d e a j o k e o f j u st ic e a n d a mo c k er y o f
pr iv a c y . Co n st i t u t io n a l immu n it y a n d l eg a l
pr o c ed u r e h a v e been c o n sist en t l y v io l a t ed
a n d t h a t w h ic h o n c e w o u l d h a v e been a n
o u t r a g e i n a mer ic a is t o d a y r ef u sed ev en a
r ev iew by t h e Su pr eme Co u r t .
Th e g o l d en v o ic e o f so c ia l sec u r iTy , o f
so c i a l i zed "t h is" an d so c i a l ized "t h a t ", w i t h i t s
a t t en d a n t c o n f isc a t o r y t a x a t io n a n d
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in t r u sio n o n in d i v id u a l l iber t y , is ev er y w h er e
r a i sed an d ev er y w h er e h eed ed . En g l an d h as
c r ept u n d er t h e a eg is o f a r eg i me sy n o n y m o u s
w it h t o t a l r eg imen t a t io n . Au st r iA, H u n g Ar y ,Y u g o sl a v ia a n d CzeCh o sl o v a k ia h a v e f a l l en
v i c t ims t o c o mmu n ism w h il e t h e u n i t ed st a t es
ma k es d ea l s w it h t h e c o r r u pt d ic t a t o r sh ips
o f A r g en t i n A An d SpA in .
As I w r I t e, t h e Un I t ed st At es sen At e Is pUr sUIn g
a bu r l esq u e i n v est ig a t i o n in t o t h e sph er e o f
pr iv a t e sex u a l mo r a l s, w h ic h w il l a c c o mpl ish
n o t h in g ex c ept t o br in g pa in a n d so r r o w t o
ma n y i n n o c en t per so n s.
Th e in er t ia a n d a c q u iesc en c e w h ic h a l l o w s
t h e su spen sio n o f o u r l i ber t ies w o u l d o n c eh a ve been u n t h in k a bl e. Th e pr esen T ig n o r an c e
an d i n d i f f er en c e i s appa l l i n g . Th e l i TT l e Th aT
is w o r t h w h i l e in o u r c iv i l i za t io n a n d
c u l t u r e is ma d e po ssi bl e by t h e f ew w h o a r e
c a pa bl e o f c r ea t i v e t h i n k in g a n d i n d epen d en t
ac t io n , g r u d g in g l y a ssi st ed by t h e r est . Wh en
t h e ma j o r it y o f men su r r en d er t h eir f r eed o m,
ba r ba r ism is n ea r bu t w h en t h e c r ea t i v e
min o r it y su r r en d er it , t h e d a r k a g e h a s
a r r iv ed . Ev En t h E w o r d l ibEr a l ism h a s n o w
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bec o m e a f r o n t f o r a n ew so c i a l f o r m o f
Ch r ist ia n mo r a l i t y . Sc i en c e, t h a t w a S g o i n g
t o sa v e t h e w o r l d bac k i n h .G. w el l s' t ime, i s
r eg i men t ed , st r a i t - j a c k et ed a n d sc a r ed ; i t su n iv er sa l l a n g u a g e is d i min ish ed t o o n e
w o r d , sec u r i t y .
In t h Is 1950 v Iew so me o f my mo r e h o pef u l
u t t er a n c es ma y a ppea r a l mo st n a i v e.
Ho w ev er , I w a s n ev er so n a Ive as t o bel Iev e
t h a t f r eed o m in a n y f u l l sen se o f t h e w o r d i s
po ssi bl e f o r mo r e t h a n a f ew . Bu t I h a v e
bel i ev ed a n d d o st i l l h o l d t h a t t h ese f ew , by
sel f - sac r i f i ce, w i sd o m, c o u r a g e a n d
c o n t in u o u s ef f o r t , c a n a c h iev e a n d ma i n t a i n
a f r ee w o r l d . Th e l a bo r is h er o ic bu T i T c a n be
d o n e by ex a m pl e a n d by ed u c a t io n . Su c h w a St h e f a i t h t h a t bu i l t a mer ic a , a f a i t h t h a t
A mer ic A h A s su r r en d er ed . I c a l l u po n a m er Ic a
t o r en ew t h i s f a i t h bef o r e sh e per i sh es.
We a r e o n e n a t io n bu t We a r e a l so o n e Wo r l d .
Th e so u l o f Th e sl u ms l o o k s o u T o f Th e ey es o f
Wa l l St r eet a n d t h e f a t e o f a C h i n eSe Co o l ie
d et er min es t h e d est in y o f Amer i cA . We c an n o t
su ppr ess o u r br o t h er 's l iber t y w i t h o u t
su ppr essin g o u r o w n a n d w e c a n n o t mu r d er
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o u r br o t h er s w it h o u t mu r d er in g o u r sel v es.
We st a n d t o g et h er a s men f o r h u m a n f r eed o m
a n d h u ma n d ig n it y o r w e w il l f a l l t o g et h er ,
a s a n ima l s, ba c k in t o t h e j u n g l e.
In t h Is v er y l a t e h o u r It Is w It h so l u t Io n s
t h a t w e mu st be pr imar i l y c o n c er n ed . We seem
t o be l iv i n g in a n a t io n t h a t simpl y d o es n o t
k n o w w h a t w e a r e t o l d w e h a v e a n d t h a t w e
t el l ea c h o t h er w e h a v e. In d eed , It Is f a r m o r e
t h a n t h a t . It Is t o t h e d ef In It Io n o f f r eed o m,
t o it s u n d er st a n d i n g , in o r d er t h a t i t ma y be
a t t a i n ed a n d d ef en d ed , t h a t t h i s essay i s
d ev o t ed . I n eed n o t a d d t h a t f r eed o m Is
d a n g er o u s - - bu t i t is h a r d l y po ssibl e t h a t w e
a r e a l l c o w a r d s.
Cha pt er 1
Fo r n u mber l ess c en t u r i es so c i et y ac c ept ed t h e
pr o po si t io n t h a t c er t a in men w er e c r ea t ed
t o be sl a v es. T h eir n a T u r a l f u n c Tio n w a s To
ser v e pr iest s, k in gs a n d n o bl es, men o f
su bst a n c e a n d pr o per t y w h o w er e a ppo i n t ed
sl a v e- mast er s by a l migh t y go d . Th is sy sTem
w a s r ein f o r c ed by t h e est a bl ish ed d o c t r i n e
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t h a t a l l men a n d w o men w er e o w n ed 'in min d '
by t h e c h u r c h a n d 'i n bo d y ' by t h e st a t e. Th is
c o n v en ien t si t u a t io n w a s su ppo r t ed by t h e
a u t h o r it y o f so c ia l mo r a l i t y , r el ig io n a n dev en ph i l o so ph y .
A gA in st t h is d o c t r in e, so me t w o h u n d r ed
y ear s a g o , r o se t h e mo st a st o n i sh in g h er esy
t h e w o r l d h a s y et seen ; t h e pr i n c i pl e o f
l iber a l i sm. In essen c e t h Is pr In c Ipl e st a t ed t h a t
a l l men a r e c r ea t ed eq u a l a n d en d o w ed w it h
in a l ien a bl e r ig h t s w h ic h bel o n g t o ev er y ma n
a s h is bir t h r ig h t .
Th is id ea a ppea l ed To c er Ta in in Tr a c Ta bl e
spi r i t s - - h er et ics, a t h eist s a n d
r ev o l u t io n a r ies - - a n d h a s si n c e ma d e so me
h ea d w a y i n spit e o f t h e o ppo si t io n o f t h ema j o r it y o f o r g a n i zed so c iet y . A s A sl o g A n ,
h o w ev er , i t h a s bec o me so po pu l a r t h a t it is
r en d er ed u n w il l in g l ip- ser v ic e by a l l t h e
ma j o r st a t es a n d y et it is st i l l so d i st a st ef u l
t o per so n s in a u t h o r i t y t h a t i t is n o w h er e
embo d i ed a s a f u n d a men t a l l a w a n d i s
c o n t in u a l l y v io l a t ed in l et t er a n d in spir it
by ev er y t r ic k o f big o t r y a n d r ea c t io n .
Fu r t h er , a bso l u t ist a n d t o t a l i t a r ia n g r o u ps
o f t h e mo st v ic i o u s n a t u r e u se l i ber a l i sm as a
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c l o a k u n d er w h ic h t h ey mo v e t o r e- est a bl ish
t y r a n n ies a n d t o ex t in g u ish t h e l iber t y o f
a l l w h o o ppo se t h em.
Th u s r el ig io u s g r o u ps seek To a br o g a Te
f r eed o m o f a r t , speec h a n d t h e pr ess;
r eac t i o n a r i es mov e t o su ppr ess l abo r ,
c o mmu n ist s t o est a bl ish d ic t a t o r sh ips - - a n d
a l l i n t h e n a me o f 'f r eed o m'. Bec a u se o f t h e
pec u l i a r d ef i n i t i o n s o f f r eed o m u sed by so me
o f t h ese c amo u f l ag ed t y r an t s, it seems
n ec essa r y t o r ed ef i n e f r eed o m in t h e t er ms
u n d er st o o d by V o l t a i r e, Pa i n e, Wa sh in g t o n ,
J ef f er so n a n d emer so n .
Fr eed o m is a t w o - ed g ed sw o r d o f w h ic h o n e
ed g e is l i ber t y an d t h e o t h er , r espo n sibi l i t y .Bo t h ed g es a r e ex c eed in g l y sh a r p a n d t h e
w ea po n is n o t su i t ed t o c a su a l , c o w a r d l y o r
t r ea c h er o u s h a n d s.
Sin c e a l l t y r a n n i eS a r e ba Sed o n d o g ma a n d
sin c e a l l d o gmas ar e based o n l ies, i t beh o o v es
u s t o l o o k bey o n d t h em f o r t r u t h a n d
f r eed o m w il l bo t h be f a r a w a y . A n d y et t h e
Tr u Th is Th a T w e k n o w n o Th in g ...
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...Obj ec t iv el y , w e k n Ow n Ot h i n g a t a l l . A n y
sy st em o f i n t el l ec t u a l t h o u g h t , w h et h er i t be
sc ien c e, l o g ic , r el ig io n o r ph i l o so ph y , i s ba sed
o n c er t a in f u n d a men t a l id ea s o r a x io m sw h ic h a r e a ssu med bu t w h ic h c a n n o t be
pr o v en . Th is i s Th e gr a v e o f a l l po siTiv ism. We
a ssu m e bu t w e d o n o t k n o w t h a t t h er e is a
r ea l a n d o bj ec t iv e w o r l d o u t sid e o u r o w n
min d . U l t ima t el y w e d o n o t k n o w w h a t w e
a r e o r w h a t t h e w o r l d i s. Fu r t h er , iF t h er e is
a r ea l w o r l d a pa r t f r o m o u r sel v es w e
c a n n o t k n o w w h a t i t r ea l l y i s; a l l w e k n o w
is w h a t w e per c eiv e it t o be. A l l t h A t w e
per c eiv e is c o n v ey ed by o u r sen ses a n d
in t er pr et ed by o u r br a i n . H o w ev er f i n e, ex a c t
o r d el ic a t e o u r sc ien t i f ic i n st r u men t s ma y be,
t h eir d a t a is st i l l f i l t er ed t h r o u g h o u r sen sesa n d i n t er pr et ed by o u r br a i n . H o w ev er u sef u l ,
spec t a c u l a r o r n ec essa r y o u r i d ea s a n d
ex per imen t s may be, t h ey st i l l h av e l i t t l e t o
d o w it h a bso l u t e t r u t h . Su c h a t h i n g c a n
o n l y ex ist f o r t h e in d iv id u a l a c c o r d in g t o
h is w h i m o r h is i n n er per c ept i o n o f h is o w n
t r u t h - in - bein g .
Th e w iTc h es a n d d ev il s o f Th e mid d l e a g es
w er e r ea l by o u r o w n st a n d a r d s; r epu t a bl e
a n d r espo n sibl e per so n s bel iev ed in t h em. Th ey
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w er e seen , t h ei r ef f ec t s o bser v ed a n d t h ey
a c c o u n t ed f o r a l a r g e bo d y o f o t h er w ise
in ex pl i ca bl e ph en o men o n . Th ei r ex i sTen c e w a s
a c c ept ed w it h o u t q u est io n by t h e ma j o r it yo f men , g r ea t a n d h u mbl e. Fr o m t h is ma j o r it y
t h er e w a s n o t a n d st i l l is n o t a n y a ppea l . Y et
w e d o n o t bel iev e i n t h ese t h i n g s t o d a y . w e
bel i ev e i n o t h er t h i n g s simil a r l y ex pl a in i n g
t h e sa me ph en o men o n . To mo r r o w w e w il l
bel i ev e in st i l l o t h er t h in gs We bel i ev e bu t We
d o n o t k n o w .
Al l o f o u r d ed u c t io n s, f o r ex A mpl e t h e
t h eo r y o f g r a v i t a t io n , a r e ba sed o n o bser v ed
st a t i st ic s, o n t en d en c ies o bser v ed t o o c c u r i n
a c er t a i n w a y . Ev En if o u r o bsEr v a t io n s a r E
c o r r ec t , w e st i l l d o n o t k n o w w h y t h eset h in g s h appen . Ou r t h eOr i es a r e On l y
assu mpt io n s, h o w ev er r ea so n a bl e t h ey ma y
seem.
Th er e is a t y pe o f t r u t h t h a t is ba sed o n
ex per ien c e: w e k n o w t h a t w e f eel h o t o r
h u n g r y o r in l o v e. Th ese f eel i n g s c a n n o T be
c o n v ey ed t o a n y o n e w h o h a s n o t ex per i en c ed
t h em. We c a n d esc r ibe t h em in t er ms o f simi l a r
f eel in gs ex per ien c ed by so meo n e el se,
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a n a l y z in g t h eir c a u se- a n d - ef f ec t a c c o r d in g
t o mu t u a l l y a c c ept a bl e t h eo r ies bu t t h a t
so meo n e el se w il l n ev er r ea l l y k n o w w h a t
y o u r f eel i n g is l ik e.
Th e a bo v e ma y be n ega Tiv e c o n sid er a Tio n s bu T
w it h in t h eir l imi t s w e c a n d ed u c e po si t iv e
pr in c ipl es:
Wh a t ev er t h e u n i ver se i s, w e a r e ei t h er a l lo r pa r t o f i t by v i r t u e o f o u r
c o n sc i o u sn ess bu t w e d o n o t k n o w w h ic h .
N o ph i l o so ph y , sc i eN t if ic t h eo r y , r el ig i o No r sy st em o f t h o u g h t c a n be a bso l u t e
a n d in f a l l ibl e. Th ey a r e r el a Tiv e o n l y .
On e man 's Opin iOn is j u st a s gOOd a s
a n o t h er 's.
Th er e is n o a bso l u Te j u sTif ic a Tio n f o remph a siz i n g o n e i n d iv i d u a l t h eo r y o r
w a y o f l i f e o v er a n o t h er .
Ev Er y ma n h a s t h E r ig h t t o h is o w no pi n i o n a n d h is o w n w a y o f l i f e. T h er e is
n o sy st em o f h u ma n t h o u g h t w h ic h c a n
su c c essf u l l y r ef u t e t h i s t h esi s.
So mu c h f o r po Si t i v i Sm bu t o t h er pr o bl emS
st i l l r emain . Th er e is n ec essiTy, ex ped ien c y a n d
c o n v en ien c e. I f t h ese a r e Il l u sI on s t h ey a r e
v er y po pu l a r a n d i t is u su a l t o c o n sid er t h em.
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We mig h t sa y t h a t po l it ic s is c o n c er n ed Wi t h
n ec essi t y a n d ex ped ien c y w h er ea s sc ien c e is
c o n c er n ed w i t h c o n v en ien c e. Th is is n o T
in t en d ed t o d i sc r ed i t sc ien c e a n d r ea so n i nt h ei r pr o per sph er es. Rea so n i s o n e o f o u R
g r ea t est g i f t s, t h e po w er t h a t d if f er en t ia t es
u s f r o m t h e an ima l s, a n d sc i en c e i s o u r
g r ea t est t o o l , o u r best h o pe f o r bu il d i n g a
g en u in e c i v i l i za t io n . (It Is c u r Io u s t h a t t h Is
mo d er n t r u ism a ppea r s, in t h is sy st em o f
r ea so n in g , a s a c o n c essio n .)
In spIt e o f I t s In est Imabl e v a l u e, sc Ien c e Is a
t o o l a n d h a s n o t h in g t o d o w i t h u l t ima t e
t r u t h . Her ein is t He d a n ger o f sc ien c e. As A
t o o l i t is so v a l u a bl e, so u sef u l a n d so
ir r esist ibl e t h a t w e in c l in e t o r eg a r d i t a s t h ea r bit er o f t h e a bso l u t e, g iv in g f i n a l a n d
ir r ef u t a bl e pr o n o u n c emen t o n a l l t h i n g s.
Th is is ex a c Tl y Th e po siTio n Th a T Th e ped a n T,
t h e d o g ma t ist a n d t h e d ia l ec t ic a l
ma t er ia l ist w o u l d h a v e u s t a k e. T h en , po sin g
as a "sc ien t i st " o r pr o po u n d in g "sc ien t i f i c "
d o c t r i n es, h e c an per su a d e u s t o ac c ept h i s
v a l u es an d o bey h i s o r d er s. To d ay 's sc ien c e
mu st f o r ev er be f r ee t o o v er t h r o w it s
y est er d a y s, o t h er w ise it w il l d eg en er a t e in t o
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a n c est o r w o r sh ip.
It Is n ec essa r y t h a t w e d ef en d f r eed o m u n l ess
w e a l l w i sh t o be sl av es. I t Is ex ped Ien t t h a tw e a c h iev e br o t h er h o o d u n l ess w e d esir e
d est r u c t io n a n d i t is c o n v en ien t t h a t w e
g r a n t o t h er s t h e r ig h t t o t h eir o w n o pin io n s
a n d l i f e- st y l es in o r d er t o ma in t a in o u r o w n .
Th e in Tel l ig en T in d iv id u a l w il l n o T ba se h is
c o n d u c t o n a n a r bit r a r y o r a bso l u t e
c o n c ept o f r ig h t a n d w r o n g . It ma y be
a r g u ed t h a t a l l mo t iv es a n d a l l a c t io n s a r e
sel f ish si n c e t h ey a r e i n t en d ed t o sa t isf y so me
r eq u ir emen t o f t h e eg o . Per h a Ps t h i s i s t r u e o f
sel f - sac r i f i ce, abn eg a t i o n an d t h e h ig h est
a l t r u ism. We en g a g e i n t h em i n o r d er t osa t isf y o u r sel v es by a t t a i n i ng so me o bj ec t
h o w ev er i n t a n g i bl e it ma y be.
Th e ego c a n be v er y br o a d . a ma n ma y in c l u d e
t h e w h o l e w o r l d a s a pa r t o f h is eg o a n d
t h u s set o u t t o r ed eem o r sa v e i t f o r n o
o t h er r ea so n t h a n t h e pl ea su r e o f per so n a l
ac c o mpl i sh men t . Su c h a man , f a r f r o m bein g
u n sel f ish , i s ex t r emel y ego t ist i ca l . Th e a r T isT
d ev o t ed t o t h e pr o d u c t io n o f pu r e bea u t y is
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so d ed ica t ed bec a u se o f h i s n eed a n d h i s
n a t u r e; a t l ea st su c h eg o t ism is n o t pet t y .
M o t iv es o f f a M il y - l o v e a n d pa t r io t ism a r e
r o o t ed i n big o t r y . Th is d o es n o T n ec essa r i l yd et r a c t f r o m su c h a c t io n s a n d mo t iv es.
Ev Er y t h in g in n a t u r E is bEa u t if u l a n d i t is n o
l ess beau t i fu l bec a u se it i s u n d er st o o d .
H o w ev er , t H e u n en l i g H t en ed ma n w il l a ssi g n
a r bit r a r y v a l u es t o a l l t h i n g s in o r d er t o
pr o t ec t a n d j u st if y h is o w n po sit i o n . H is
mo r a l s a r e based o n t h i n g s h e w i sh es w er e
t r u e o r w h i ch so meo n e el se w i sh es w er e t r u e.
H is pH il o so pH y pa y s n o a t t en t io n t o r el a t iv e
f a c t s o r r ea l it ies a n d y et i n h is l i f e h e mu st
d ea l w it h t h em. H e is c o n seq u en t l y in v o l v ed
in a c o n st a n t r o u n d o f pr et en ses a n d
ev a sio n s.
Th e en l ig h Ten ed l iber a l n eed s n o su c h
j u st if ic a t io n . He w il l r ea l ize a n d a c c ept h is
in h er en t sel f i sh n ess a n d t h e i n h er en t
sel f ish n ess o f a l l men . He w i l l u n d er st a n d
l iv i n g a s a t ec h n i q u e, t h e t ec h n i q u e o f
g et t in g w h a t h e w a n t s o n t h e t er ms h e
w a n t s.
Su c h iS t h e c aSe w i t h f r eed o m. i f w e a br o ga t e
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a n o t h er 's f r eed o m t o g a in o u r o w n en d s, o u r
o w n f r eed o m is t h er eby j eo par d i zed . Th aT i s
t h e c o st . If w e w Ish t o a ssu r e o u r o w n
f r eed o m, w e mu st a ssu r e a l l men s' f r eed o m.Th a T is Th e Tec h n iq u e.
If a l Iber a l w er e t o d ev el o p t w o per so n a l It Ies
an d o n e o f t h ese per so n a l i t i es w er e t o
est a bl ish a ben ev o l en t d ic t a t o r sh ip w h il e t h e
o t h er c o n t in u ed h is l iber a l a c t iv i t ies it
w o u l d o n l y be a ma t t er o f t ime bef o r e h e
k il l ed h imsel f . Th e r esTr ic T i o n o f o Th er s
f r eed o m is u l t ima t el y sel f - en sl a v emen t a n d
su ic id e. Th e d i cTaTo r is Th e mo sT abj ec t o f a l l
sl a v es.
Th ese simpl e c o n sid er a Tio n s a r e Th e l o g ic a lba sis o f t h e ph i l o so ph y o f l i ber a l ism. Fr o m
su c h c o n sid er a t io n s a n d f r o m ma n y mo r e t h e
f u n d a m en t a l pr in c i pl es o f l i ber a l i sm a r o se a s
a c o d e o f r ig h t s, ba sic in n a t u r e a n d c l ea r
bey o n d misc o n c ept io n . Th is c o d e musT be Th e
La w bey o n d t h e Law , a n u Lt ima t e ex pr essio n
o f t h e d ig n it y a n d in v io l a bil i t y o f t h e
in d iv id u a l . I t must be a bo v e c o mpr o mIse by
c o u r t s a n d l a w y er s, bey o n d t h e w h im o f t h e
po pu l a c e a n d t h e t r ea c h er y o f d ema g o g u es.
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I t mu st be t h e epI t o me o f man 's a sper t Io n
t o w a r d l iber t y a n d sel f - d et er min a t io n , a
c a n o n so sa c r ed t h a t it s v i o l a t io n by a st a t e,a g r o u p o r a n in d i v id u a l is t r ea so n a n d
sa c r i l ege. Th e Bi l l o f Righ Ts in Th e AmeRic An
Co n st it u t io n w a s a st ep in t h e r ig h t
d ir ec t io n a n d i t s st u d y w il l in d ic a t e f u r t h er
d ev el o pmen t . In a w o r l d so t h r ea t en ed by
po sit iv ism a n d pa t er n a l ism t h is d o c t r i n e is
l imi t ed i n bo t h sc o pe a n d a ppl ic a t io n . It
per mit s su c h v i o l a t io n s o f l iber t y a s t h e l a t e
Na t io N a l Pr o h ibi t io N ac t , t h e Dr a f t l a w , t h e
c l o sed sh o p, t h e Ma n n ac t , c en so r sh ip l aw s,
a n t i- f i r ea r ms l a w s a n d r a c i a l
d isc r imin a t io n .
It h a s been sa I d , w It h j u st If Ic a t Io n , t h a t t h e
Co n st it u t i o n mea n s w h a t t h e su pr eme Co u r t
say s i t mean s. A d o c u men t so f u n d Amen t A l As
a Bi l l o f R ig h t s c a n n o t Be j eo pa r d i z ed by
a r bit r a r y in t er pr et a t io n s. It sh o u l d n eed n o
in t er pr et a t io n s. i t mu st a ppl y eq u a l l y t o t h e
n a t io n a l st a t e, t h e f ed er a t ed st a t es, c o u n t ies,
mu n ic i pa l i t i es, o f f i c i a l ag en c ies an d t h e
pr iv a t e c it i zen w it h in t h eir pr o v i n c e. It mu st
a ppl y i n su c h a w a y t h a t t h e in d iv id u a l o r
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mi n o r it y n eed s n o r ec o u r se t o el a bo r a t e,
l en g t h y a n d c o st l y pr o c eed i n g s in o r d er t o
pr o t ec t t h ese r ig h t s. It Is t h e d u t y o f t h e
st a t e t o pr o v i d e t h is r ec o u r se t o a l l a l ik e.
Fr eed o m c a n n o t be su bj ec t t o a r bi t r a r y
in t er pr et a t io n a n d misi n t er pr et a t io n . i t mu st
pl a i n l y in c l u d e f r eed o m f r o m per sec u t io n o n
mo r a l , po l it ic a l , ec o n o mi c , r a c ia l , so c ia l o r
r el ig i o u s g r o u n d s. N o m a N , N o g r o u p a N d N o
n a t io n h a s t h e r ig h t t o a n y ma n 's in d iv id u a l
f r eed o m. N o m a t t er h o w pu r e t h e mo t i v e, h o w
g r ea t t h e emer g en c y , h o w h i g h t h e pr in c ipl e,
su c h a c t io n is t y r a n n y a n d i s n ev er j u st if i ed .
Th e q u esTio n is, a r e w e a bl e To f a c e Th e
c o n seq u en c es o f d emoc r ac y ? I t Is n o tsu f f i c i en t t h a t f r eed o m be assu r ed by pu r el y
n ega t iv e mea n s. Fr eed o m is mea n in gl ess w h er e
it s ex pr essio n i s c o n t r o l l ed by po w er f u l
g r o u ps su c h as t h e pr ess, t h e r a d io , t h e
mo t io n pic t u r e in d u st r y , c h u r c h es,
po l i t i c i an s an d c api t a l i st s. Fr eed o m mu st be
in su r ed .
It c a n o n l y be In su r ed by t h e a l l eg Ia n c e t o
t h e pr in c i pl e t h a t ma n h a s c er t a i n
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in a l ien a bl e r ig h t s; a mo n g w h ic h a r e t h e
r ig h t s:
To l iv e h is pr iv a Te l if e, in so f a r a s iT
c o n c er n s o n l y h imsel f , as h e sees f i t .To eaT a n d d r in k , To d r ess, l iv e a n d Tr a v el
a s, w h er e a n d h e w i l l .
To ex pr ess h imsel f ; To spea k , w r iTe, pr in T,ex per imen t a n d o t h er w ise c r ea t e as h e
d esir es.
To w o r k a s h e c h o o ses, w h en h e c h o o sesa n d w h er e h e c h o o ses a t a r ea so n a bl e
a n d c o mmen su r a t e w a g e.
To pu r c h a se h is f o o d , sh el Ter , d eic a l a n dso c i a l n eed s a n d a l l o t h er ser v i c es a n d
c o mmo d i t ies n ec essar y t o h i s ex i st en c e
an d sel f ex pr essi o n a t a r ea so n a bl e an d
c o mmen su r a t e pr ic e.To h a v e a d ec en T en v ir o n men T a n d
u pbr in g i n g d u r in g h is c h i l d h o o d u n t i l h e
r eac h es a r espo n sibl e ma j o r i t y .
To l o v e a s h e d esir es, w h er e, h o w a n d w iThw h o m h e c h o o ses, in a c c o r d a n c e o n l y
w it h t h e d esir es o f h i msel f a n d o f h is
pa r t n er .
To Th e po siTiv e o ppo r Tu n iTy To en j o y Th eser ig h t s a s h e sees f it , w i t h o u t o bst r u c t io n
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o n t h e o n e h a n d o r c o mpu l sio n o n t h e
o t h er .
Fin a l l y , in o r d er t o pr o t ec t h is per so n , h is
pr o per t y a n d h is r ig h t s, h e sh o u l d h a v et h e r ig h t t o k i l l a n a g gr esso r i f
n ec essa r y . Th is is Th e pu r po se o f Th e r igh T
t o k eep an d bear a r ms.
Th ese r ig h Ts mu sT be c o u n Ter ba l a n c ed by
c er t a in r espo n sibi l i t ies. Th e l i ber a l ac c epTin g
t h em mu st g u a r a n t ee t h ese r ig h t s t o a l l
o t h er s a t a l l t imes, r eg a r d l ess o f h i s per so n a l
f eel i n g s o r i n t er est s. He mu st w o r k t o
est a bl ish a n d pr o t ec t t h em, l iv e in a m a n n er
c o mmen su r a t e w i t h t h em a n d be pr epa r ed t o
d ef en d t h em w i t h h i s l i f e. He mu st r ef u se
a l l eg ia n c e t o a n y st a t e o r o r g a n i za t io n
w h ic h d en i es t h ese r ig h t s a n d h e sh o u l d a i da n d en c o u r a g e a l l w h o , w it h o u t
q u a l if ic a t io n o r eq u i v o c a t io n , en d o r se t h em.
He mu st r ef u se t o c o mpr o mise t Hese pr in c ipl es
o n a n y issu e o r f o r a n y r ea so n .
N o t h iN g sh o r t o f su c h a c o mmit meN t w il l
a ssu r e t h e su r v i v a l o f l iber t y , o r d emo c r a c y
o f so c i et y i t sel f . Li ber aL ism is n o t o n Ly a c o d e
f o r in d i v id u a l s a n d t h eir st a t e, i t is t h e o n l y
po ssi bl e ba sis f o r a f u t u r e in t er n a t io n a l
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c i v i l i za t i o n . Ho w ever , t Hese pr i n c i pl es w i l l be
o n l y r h et o r ic u n l ess t h ey a r e r ev er ed a n d
pr o t ec t ed by t h o se t o w h o m t h ey a ppl y . Th ey
mu st be i n t er pr et ed a n d appl ied w i t hu n d er st a n d in g a n d sy mpa t h y , w it h h u m o r
an d t o l er an c e. Pr et en t i o u sn ess,
sen t imen t a l it y o r h y st er ic s a r e n o t n eed ed i n
t h eir a ppl ic a t io n o r t h eir d ef en se.
In su f f er a bl e d emago gu es o f "h Igh pr In c Ipl e"
a r e su f f i c i en t l y n u mer o u s a s it is.
It mu st a l so be u n d er st o o d t h a t w e c a n n o t
f o r c e ma n 's r ig h t s u po n h i m. M a n h a s a r ig h t
t o be a sl a v e i f h e so d esi r es. I f h e d o es n o t
asser t a n d d ef en d h i s r igh t s h e d eser v es
sl av er y . Th e per so n w h o i s Ty r an n i zed by h i s
f ami l y , h i s peer s, by pu bl i c o pin io n o r sl av emo r a l i t y , pr o v i d in g h e is f r ee t o l ea v e t h eir
in f l u en c e o r t o c h a l l en g e it , is w o r t h y o f h is
c o n d i t io n . H is pr o t est a t io n s a r e t H o se o f t H e
h y po c r it e.
Fr eed o m, l i ke c h ar i t y , beg in s a t h o me. No ma N
is w o r t h y t o f i gh t in t h e c a u se o f f r eed o m
u n l ess h e h a s c o n q u er ed h is i n t er n a l d r iv es.
H e mu st l ea r n t o c o n t r o l a n d d i sc i pl in e t H e
d i sa st r o u s pa ssio n s t h a t w o u l d l ea d h im t o
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f o l l y a n d r u in . He mu st c o n q u er in o r d in a t e
v a n it y a n d a n g er , sel f d ec ept io n , f ea r a n d
in h ibi t i o n . Th ese ar e Th e c r u d e o r es o f h i s
bein g .
He mu st smel t t Hese o r es in t He f i r e o f l i f e;
f o r g e h is o w n sw o r d , t emper it a n d sh a r pen it
ag a in st t h e h a r d a br asi ve o f ex per ien c e. On l y
t h en is h e f i t t o bea r a r ms i n t h e l a r g er
ba t t l e. T h er e is n o su bsTi Tu t e f o r c o u r a g e a n d
t h e v i c t o r y is t o t h e h ig h h ea r t ed . H e w il l
h a v e n o t h in g t o d o w it h a sc et ic ism o r t h e
ex c esses o f w ea k n ess. Sel f ex pr eSSio n w il l be h iS
w a t c h w o r d , a sel f ex pr essio n t emper ed k een
a n d st r o n g . Fir st h e mu st k n o w h o w t o r u l e
h imsel f . On l y t h en c a n h e c o pe w i t h t h e
ec o n o mic pr essu r es w h ich ar e empl o y ed byin st i t u t io n s a n d c o r po r a t io n s o r t h e
po l i t i c a l pr essu r es empl o y ed by d ema go gu es.
H e ma y t H en f i n d H i msel f i n a d i f f ic u l t
pr ed ic amen t . i f h e c a l l s h imsel f a l i ber a l , h e
d isc o v er s t h a t h e i s su ppo sed l y c o mmit t ed t o
a po l ic y o f a c c o mmo d a t io n w it h t h e Ru ssia n
Go v er n men t . I f h e o ppo ses a pr o - So v iet po l i c y
h e is w el c o me t o t h e c a m p o f t h e Ca t h o l iC
Ch u r Ch a n d t h e M a n u f a c t u r er 's a sso c i a t io n .
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I f h e esc h ew s bo t h c a mps, h e Is c o n d emn ed f o r
l a c k o f pr in c ipl e. If h e sh o u l d su ppo r t t h e
r ig h t s o f t h e w o r k in g ma n o r min o r it y a n d
r ac i a l g r o u ps, h e i s a r ed . If a t t h e sa me t Imeh e bel iev es i n Co n st it u t i o n a l Go v er n men t a n d
in d i v i d u a l r i g h t s, h e i s a l so a Fasc i st .
M a n y l iber a l s a r e f a M il ia r w i t h t h is
sit u a t io n bu t f ew seem t o h a v e d ed u c ed t h e
c o n c l u sio n . T h e d i f f ic u l T y l ies in Th e
c o n f u sio n o f t h e r ig h t s o f t h e in d i v id u a l in
r el a t io n t o t h e r espo n sibi l it ies o f t h e st a t e. It
is a sa d c o mmen t o n o u r men t a l it y t h a t t h e
so c i a l r ef o r mer su bsc r ibes t o t o t a l
r eg imen t a t io n w h il e t h e a l l eg ed
in d i v id u a l ist pr o pa g a n d i zes f o r t o t a l
ir r espo n sibi l i t y . Th e r i g h Ts o f Th e i n d i v i d u a lc an be c l ea r l y d ef in ed . H is r espo n sibi l i t ies v is-
a - v i s t h e r espo n sibi l i t i es o f t h e st a t e c a n be
c l ea r l y d ef i n ed . Th e i n d i v i d u a l 's r i g h Ts en d
w h er e t h e n ex t man 's beg in . i t is t h e f u n c t i o n
o f t h e st a t e t o en su r e eq u a l r ig h t s t o a l l .
Bu t , in t h e a Bsen c e o f a so c ia l d ev o t i o n t o
t h e t r u e pr in c ipl es o f l i ber a l i sm, po si t i v i st s
h a v e u su r ped i t s n a me a n d ev en i t s ph r ases in
o r d er t o pr o pa g a n d ize f o r t h eir v a r io u s
t o t a l i t a r ia n isms. Th is pr o c ess h a s been a ided
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by t h a t f a c t io n o f pseu d o - l iber a l ism w h ic h
bel iev es t h a t a l l o pin i o n c o n t r a r y t o it s o w n
mu st be su ppr essed .
A s I w r It e, A l l eg ed l y l Iber A l g r o u ps A r e
a g it a t in g f o r t h e d en ia l o f pu bl ic f o r u ms t o
t h o se t h ey c a l l f asc i st . Amer i cAn i sm so c iet ies
a r e st r iv in g f o r t h e su ppr essio n o f c o mmu n ist
o r "r ed " l i t er a t u r e a n d speec h . Rel i g io u s
gr o u ps, bac k ed by a pu bl ic it y c o n sc io u s pr ess,
a r e c o n st a n t l y c a mpa ig n in g f o r t h e
pr o h ibi t io n o f a r t a n d l it er a t u r e w h ic h , a s i f
by d iv in e pr er o ga t ive, t h ey t er m "in d ec en t ",
immo r a l o r d a n g er o u s.
It w o u l d seem t h a t a l l t h ese o r g a n Iza t Io n s
a r e d ev o t ed t o o n e c o mmo n pu r po se, t h esu ppr essio n o f f r eed o m. Th ei r sin c er iTy i s n o
ex c u se. H ist o r y i s a bl o o d y t est a men t t Ha t
sin c er i t y c a n a c h iev e a t r o c i t ies w h ic h
c y n ic i sm c o u l d h a r d l y c o n c eiv e o f . Ea c h o f
t h ese g r o u ps is en g a g ed i n a f r a n t ic st r u g g l e
t o sel l o u t , bet r a y o r d est r o y t h e f r eed o m
w h ic h w a s t h eir bir t h r ig h t a n d w h ic h a l o n e
a ssu r ed t h ei r pr esen t ex ist en c e.
Fr eed o m is a t w o - ed ged sw o r d . He w Ho bel iev es
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t h a t t h e a bso l u t e r ig h t n ess o f h is bel ief is a n
a u t h o r it y t o su ppr ess t h e r ig h t s a n d o pin io n s
o f h is f el l o w s c an n o t be a l i ber a l . Li ber a Lism
c a n n o t ex ist w h er e i t v i o l a t es it s o w npr in c ipl es. it c a n n o t ex ist w h er e t h e
emer g en c y mo n g er o r t h e u t o pia sa l esma n
c a n o bt a i n a su spen sio n o f r i g h t s, w h et h er
t empo r a r y o r per ma n en t . Liber t y c a n n o t be
su ppr essed in o r d er t o d ef en d l i ber a l i sm.
If w e a r e t o a c h Iev e a d emo c r a c y , t h e r Ig h t s
o f in d i v i d u a l s a n d t h e r espo n si bi l it i es o f
st a t es mu st be o pen l y d ef in ed a n d a r d en t l y
d ef en d ed . I t Is In c o n c eI va bl e t h a t men w h o
f o u g h t a n d d i ed in a w a r a g a in st
t o t a l it a r ia n ism d id n o t k n o w w h a t t h ey
f o u g h t f o r . It seems a f a n t a st Ic j o k e t h a t t h ein st i t u t i o n s t h ey bel i ev ed i n a n d d ef en d ed
h a v e t u r n ed , l ik e a n i gh t ma r e, in t o h o me-
g r o w n t y r a n n i es. A g en er At io n w en t d o w n in
bl o o d a n d a g o n y t o ma k e t h e w o r l d "sa f e"
bu t t h e ev i l t h a t ma k es t h e w o r l d "u n sa f e"
st i l l g o es u n d ef ea t ed , pl o t t i n g n ew sa c r if ic es
o f miser y a n d bl o o d . Th e g u il T l ies n o T
en t ir el y w it h t h e w a r mo n g er s, pl u t o c r a t s
a n d d emag o g u es. I f a peo pl e per mIt
ex pl o i t a t io n a n d r eg imen t a t io n in a n y n a me,
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t h ey d eser v e t h eir sl a v er y . A t y r A n t d o es n o t
ma k e h is t y r a n n y . i t i s ma d e po ssibl e by h is
peo pl e a n d n o t o t h er w ise.
M u c h o f o u r M o d er n t h o u g h t is
c h a r a c t er ized by pr et en ses a n d ev asio n s, by
a ppea l s t o u l t ima t e a u t h o r it ies w h ic h a r e
n o n - l iber a l , su per st i t io u s a n d r ea c t io n a r y .
Of t en w e a r e n Ot a w a r e Of t h ese t h Ou g h t
pr o c esses. We a c c ept id ea s, a u t h o r i t ies, c a t c h -
ph r a ses a n d c o n d it io n s w it h o u t t r o u bl in g t o
t h i n k o r i n v est ig a t e a n d y et t h ese t h in g s ma y
c o n c ea l t er r i bl e t r a ps. We a c c ept t h em a s
r i g h t bec au se t h ey h av e a su r f ac e- l ev el
a g r eemen t w it h t h e t h in g s in w h ic h w e
bel iev e. We Wel c o me t h e man Wh o is f o r
l i ber a l i sm, ag a in st c o mmu n i sm, w i t h o u tt r o u bl in g t o i n q u i r e w h a t el se h e is f o r o r
ag a in st . In o u r bl I n d n ess w e l eav e o u r sel v es
o pen t o ex pl o i t a t io n , r eg imen t a t io n a n d
w a r .
Tu mu l Tu o u s d ev el o pmen Ts in sc ien c e a n d
so c iet y d ema n d a n ew c l a r it y o f t h o u g h t , a
r eex a min a t io n a n d a r est a t emen t o f
pr in c ipl es. It Is n o t su f f ic ien t t h a t a pr in c ipl e
is sac r ed bec a u se i t i s t ime- w o r n . I t mu st be
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ex a m in ed , t r ied a n d t est ed i n t h e c r u c ibl e o f
o u r pr esen t n eed s.
In o u r l a w , In o u r so c Ia l a n d In t er n a t Io n a lr el a t io n s, w e a r e g u i l t y o f a my r ia d o f
ba r ba r isms a n d su per st i t io n s. Th ese in j u sTic es
c o n t in u e a n d pr o l if er a t e bec a u se w e h a v e
bec o me u sed t o t h em. We h a v e l o st o u r
f r eed o m t h r o u g h t o l er a n c e a n d in er t ia .
Th e pr in c ipl e w e h a v e d ev el o ped h er ein is
simpl e: t h e l i ber t y o f t h e in d i v id u a l is t h e
f o u n d a t io n o f c iv i l iza t io n . No t r u e
c i v i l i za t io n is po ssi bl e w it h o u t t h is l iber t y
a n d n o st a t e, n a t io n a l o r in t er n a t io n a l , is
st a bl e in i t s a bsen c e. Th e pr o per r el a T io n
bet w een in d i v id u a l l iber t y o n t h e o n e h a n da n d so c ia l r espo n sibi l i t y o n t h e o t h er is t h e
ba l a n c e w h ic h w i l l a ssu r e a st a bl e so c i et y .
Th e o n l y o Th er r o a d To so c ia l eq u i l ibr iu m
d ema n d s t h e t o t a l a n n i h i l a t io n o f
in d i v i d u a l it y . T h er e is n o T f u r Th er ev a sio n o f
n a t u r e's i mmemo r ia l u l t i ma t u m: c h a n g e o r
per ish bu t t h e c h o i c e o f c h a n g e is o u r s.
Ch apt er t wo
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Of a l l t h e st r a n g e a n d t er r ibl e po w er s a mo n g
w h ic h w e mo v e u n k n o w in g l y , sex is t h e mo st
po t en t . Co n Ceiv ed i n t h e o r g a sm o f bir t h , w ebu r st f o r t h i n a g o n y a n d ec st a sy f r o m t h e
Cen t er o f Cr ea t io n . T ime a n d a g a i n w e r eTu r n
t o t h a t f o u n t a i n , l o se o u r sel v es in t h e f i r es
o f bei n g , u n i t e f o r a mo men t w it h t h e et er n a l
f o r c e a n d r et u r n r en ew ed a n d r ef r esh ed a s
f r o m a m ir a c u l o u s sa c r a men t . T h en , a T Th e
l a st , o u r l i f e c l o ses i n t h e o r g a sm o f d ea t h .
Sex , t y pi f ied a S l o v e, iS a t t h e h ea r t o f ev er y
my st er y , a t t h e c en t er o f ev er y sec r et . It Is
t h is spl en d id a n d su bt l e ser pen t t h a t w i n es
a bo u t t h e c r o ss a n d c o i l s in t h e bl o o m o f t h e
my st i c r o se.
Th e sex u a l per v er sio n o f Ch r ist ia n it y bec o mes
o bv i o u s w h en it is r ea l i zed t h a t "Th e h o l y
Gh o st " (Th e So ph ia ) iS femin ine. Th e v er y
TeTr a g r a mma t o n , Y o d He Va u He, mea n s:
Fa t h er - M o t h er - So n - D a u g h t er a n D a sser t s
t h e spl en d o r o f t h e bio l o g ic a l o r d er . H o w
c o u l d l i f e pr o c eed f r o m a st r ic t l y ma sc u l in e
c r ea t i o n ? W h a t mir a c l e c o u l d po ssibl y be
su per io r t o t h e mir a c l e o f c o pu l a t io n ,
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c o n c ept io n a n d g est a t io n ? In t h e c o r r u pt
a n d d emo n ic J eh o v a h , t h e pr i est h o o d
bl a sph emed n a t u r e in o r d er t o per pet u a t e a
t y r a n n ic a l a n d su per st it io u s pa t r ia r c h y .Wo ma n Wa s in su l t ed a n d a f f r o n t ed w it h t h e
c a l u mn y o f imma c u l a t e c o n c ept io n - - t h en ,
by t h i s my st er y mo n g er i n g , a pr emium w a s
pl a c ed o n mo r a l a n d spir it u a l st er il i t y . Th is
su bl ima t io n o f t h e sex -u r ge h as been t h e ba si s
o f t h e po w er o f t h e c h u r c h a n d i s t h e so u r c e
o f mu c h o f t h e psy c h o sis r a mpa n t in t h e
mo d er n w o r l d .
It h as been asser t ed t h a t t h e c h u r c h h a s been
a c h a mpio n o f pr o g r ess a n d f r eed o m; n o t h i n g
c o u l d be mo r e f a l l a c io u s. Or g a n iz ed
Ch r ist ia n it y h a s been i n ev i t a bl y a l l ied w i t ht y r a n n y , r eact ion a n d per sec ut ion . No
o r g a n ized d o g ma c a n c o n t r ibu t e t o pr o g r ess
ex c ept by o c c a sio n a l a c c id en t . Th e c h u r c h 's
ma i n c o n t r ibu t io n h a s been t o
u n in t en t io n a l l y f o men t r ev o l t a g a in st i t s
big o t r y . It c o u l d h a r d l y be o t h er w Ise w It h
a n o r g a n iza t io n f o u n d ed o n a d o u bl e
f a l l a c y : t h e sin o f sex a n d t h e in f a l l ibi l i t y o f
ma n . N o r el i g i o N c aN h o pe t o beN ef i t
h u m a n it y w h i l e i t pr ea c h es l o v e a n d r ev i l es
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t h e r o o t o f l o v e. An y o n e h o pin g t o
u n d er st a n d a n d c o pe w it h h u ma n r el a t io n s
mu st u n d er st a n d bo t h t h e impo r t a n c e a n d
o v er - emph a sis o f sex in so c iet y .
Sex u a l c o n c ept S an d Sy mbo l i Sm u n d er l ie a l l
t h e w o r l d 's r el i g io n s. As i men t i o n ed Abo v e,
su bl ima t ed sex h a s been t h e so u r c e o f po w er
f o r t h e Ch r ist ia n Ch u r Ch . Sex a n d Sex
n eu r o sis a r e f u n d a men t a l f a c t o r s in t h e
a t t it u d e o f mo d er n men . Th ese Th r ee f a c t s
g i ve sex a pl ac e o f pr ime impo r t a n c e i n o u r
l iber a l ex a min a t io n o f so c i et y .
Ou r sex a t t i t u d es a r e l a r g el y c h a r a c t er iz ed
by pr et en se. Th e maj o r iTy o f peo pl e u n d er
f if t y t o d a y h a v e, a t o n e t ime o r a n o t h er ,en g a g ed i n w h a t is t er med i l l ic i t in t er c o u r se
- - a n d y et w e pr et en d , pu bl ic l y , t h a t w e h a v e
n o t d o n e so . So me o f u S g o So f a r aS t o St a t e
t h a t w e d o n 't d o i t , n ev er w o u l d d o it a n d
d i sa ppr o v e o f t h e c r imin a l t y pes w h o d o .
Po l ic emen a r r est a n d j u d g es c o n v i c t Per so n s
d i sc o v er ed i n a pu r su i t w h ic h t h ey t h emsel v es
in d u l g e in . Th e en j o y men T o f a n a Tu r a l u r g e
i s d ef in ed as a c r ime. Y o u n g per so n s t h u s
en j o y in g t h e u r g e in t h e w o n d er o f t h e
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beg in n in g a r e bu r d en ed w i t h a sen se o f g u i l t
an d sh a me. Th ey a r e c l a ssed w iTh c o mmo n
c r imin a l s - - w h y ?
Th e sh a mef u l a n sw er is t h a t ba c k in t h e
Midd l e Ages, u n d er c o n d i t io n s o f sq u a l o r ,
ig n o r an c e, su per st i t i o n an d o ppr essi o n , t h e
sex t abo o bec a me a pr ime in st r u men t o f po w er
in t h e a r sen a l o f a ba n d o f br ig a n d s k n o w n
a s t h e Ch r ist ia n Ch u r Ch . Th is is Th e r ea so n
t h a t y o u n g peo pl e in l o v e a r e c l a ssif i ed a s
c r imin a l s. Ven er ea l d i sease t h r iVes a n d
a bo r t i o n ist s pr o sper a s a n i n ev it a bl e r esu l t .
Th e su per sTiT io n w h ic h f o sTer ed Th is sh a mef u l
c o n d it io n is n o l o n g er a bso l u t el y d o min a n t
bu t t h e in st i t u t io n t h a t pr o mo t ed t h e bel ief
t h a t t h e h u m a n bo d y w a s o bsc en e, t h a t l o v ew a s in d ec en t a n d t h a t w o ma n w a s f o r ev er
ma d e f o u l by o r ig in a l sin r ema in s t o mo l d
o u r t h o u g h t s a n d sh a pe o u r l a w s. It Is mo st
sig n if i c a n t t h a t t h e spir i t u a l a n d ph y sic a l
in h er i t o r s o f t h a t c h u r c h , bo t h c a t h o l ic
a n d pr o t est a n t , v i g o r o u sl y a n d ef f ec t iv el y
o ppo se bi r t h c o n t r o l , v en er ea l d i sea se
ed u c a t io n , d i v o r c e l a w r ef o r m; i .e., a n y t h i n g
w h ic h w o u l d l imit t h e po w er o f t h eir
w ea po n .
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If t h e Ch r ist ia n s en f o r c ed t h ese t a bo o s o n l y
a mo n g t h eir bel iev er s t h ey w o u l d be w i t h i n
t h eir r ig h t s. M a n h a s t h e r ig h t t o a n yper so n a l st u pid it y h o w ev er mo n st r o u s it ma y
seem bu t t h is is n o t t h eir pr i n c ipa l c o n c er n .
Th ey seek To impo se Th is n o n sen se o n
ev er y bo d y , by ev er y met h o d o f l eg i sl a t i ve,
mo r a l a n d ec o n o mic in t imid a t io n a t t h eir
c o mman d . Th e su c c ess o f Th ei r ef f o r Ts c a n be
j u d g ed by t h e r ef l ec t io n o f su c h a t t it u d es in
t h e pr ess, t h e r a d io , t h e mo t io n pic t u r e
in d u st r y a n d o u r l eg a l st a t u t es. Tr u e To
f a sc i st f o r m, t h e c en so r u t i l iz es h is mo r a l
v i c t o r y t o i mpo se po l i t ic a l a n d so c i a l
c en so r sh ip i n a l l f i el d s. Bi g o t s a n d
d ema g o g u es i n v o k e t h e d i v i n e r ig h t o f r el ig io n a n d o f mo r a l i t y in o r d er t o g a in
ex t r a o r d in a r y po w er . Fr eed o m o F r el ig io n
a n d o f h e pr ess sh o u l d n o t a f f o r d a
j u st if ic a t io n f o r g ia n t pr o pa g a n d a
c a mpa ign s t o su ppr ess f r eed o m! We must n o t
o n l y h a v e f r eed o m o f r el i g io n , w e mu st h a v e
f r eed o m f r o m r el ig io n .
Th e c o n c epT Th a T sex in a r T, l iTer a Tu r e a n d
l i f e i s su bj ec t t o c r imin a l l aw i s ba sed
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en t ir el y o n t h is su per st i t io u s sex u a l t a bo o .
Th e c en so r ia l po w er o f Th e c h u r c h , Th e sTa Te
an d est a bl ish ed pr ess is f o u n d ed so l el y o n t h i s
o n e a ssu mpt io n : t h a t t h e t a bo o o f apa r t ic u l a r r el ig io n sh o u l d h a v e u n iv er sa l
l eg a l sa n c t io n . T h i s sa n c T io n , o n c e
est a bl i sh ed , i s t h en su bt l y ex t en d ed t o impl y
t h a t a l l t h e o t h er d o g ma s o f t h a t r el ig io n
a r e n o w t h e "u n w r i t t en l a w " o f t h e l a n d .
Su c h a r el ig i o n , a l w a y S r eSpec t a bl e an d
c o n ser v a t iv e, f o r ms a l l ia n c es w i t h f a sc ist
a n d c a pit a l ist c l i q u es, t h u s g a i n i n g a
pr iv il eg ed po si t i o n f r o m w h ic h t o per sec u t e
l i ber a l i sm i n a l l i t s f o r ms. Su per St i t i o n , t a bo o ,
r ea c t io n a n d f a sc i sm a u g men t o n e a n o t h er
mo st ef f ec t i vel y . Th e f a c T Th a T o n e Ty pe o f
t o t a l it a r ia n ism per sec u t es a n o t h er - - o ra ppea r s t o d o so - - is h a r d l y a pa l l ia t iv e.
M o d er n M a n M u st r ec o g n iz e t h e so u r c e a n d
n a t u r e o f h is sex u a l t a bo o s a n d d isc r ed i t
t h em in t h e l ig h t o f t r u t h . On l y t h u s c a n h e
a c h iev e sa n i t y i n sex a n d a h ea l t h y o u t l o o k
o n l if e in g en er a l .
In o u r so c I et y ea r l y ma r r Ia g es a r e o f t en
pr ev en t ed by ec o n o mic c o n sid er a t io n s,
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t h er ef o r e pr e- ma r it a l sex u a l r el a t io n s a r e
n a t u r a l a n d o f t en d esir a bl e. Co n t r a c ept iv e
t ec h n iq u es, a v a i l a bl e t o a n y i n t el l ig en t
y o u n g per so n f r o m a d r u g g ist o r d o c t o r ,c an min imize t h e pr o bl em o f v en er ea l d i sea se
an d u n w an t ed pr eg n a n c ies. Th e d ev el o pmen T
o f sex u a l t ec h n iq u e, t h e d et er min a t io n o f
t h e q u a l if ic a t io n s o f o n e's pa r t n er a n d t h e
g r a t if ic a t io n o f t h e y o u t h f u l u r g e t o
ex per imen t a l l a ssu r e a f a r mo r e l a st in g a n d
st a bl e ma r r ia g e t h a n o n e beg u n in ig n o r a n c e
a n d pr u d er y . In ma r r Ia g e It sel f t h e so c Ia l
c o n t r a c t is bid i n g . Pr o Per t y a c q u i r ed by t h e
j o in t ef f o r t s o f h u sba n d a n d w i f e bel o n g t o
bo t h j o in t l y . Wh er e a n y t Wo per so n s h a v e
pl ed g ed t h eir l o v e t o g et h er , n o o u t si d er h a s
t h e r ig h t t o in t er f er e. Ei t h Er pa r t y is j u st if iEdin r esi st i n g su c h i n t er f er en c e by f o r c e i f
n ec essa r y . Bu t n eit h er pa r t y , w h et h er t h e
r el a t io n be in o r o u t o f w ed l o c k , h a s a n y
r ig h t o r j u r isd i c t io n o v er t h e l o v e, a f f ec t io n
o r t h e sex u a l f a v o r s o f a n o t h er f o r l o n g er
t h a n t h a t per so n d esir es.
Wh er e c h il d r en a r e c o n c er n ed a sepa r a t io n
pr esen t s a ser io u s pr o bl em. Br o k en h o mes a r e
h a r d o n c h i l d r en bu t a l o v el ess a n d bi t t er
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h o me is w o r se. N o st a t e c a N a ssu r e a c h il d t h e
a f f ec t io n o f h is pa r en t s bu t i t c a n g u a r a n t ee
h is ph y sic a l w el f a r e a n d sec u r i t y , t h u s
in su r in g h im a g a in st ma n y o f t h ef r u st r a t io n s o f c h i l d h o o d a n d a d o l esc en c e
w h ic h d ev el o p in t o u n st a bl e a n d
ma l a d j u st ed a d u l t beh a v i o r . Th e l a w s
ag a in st mu t u a l l y ag r eeabl e sex ex pr essi o n
mu st be r epea l ed , t o g et h er w it h t h e l a w s
pr o h ibi t in g n u d ism, bir t h c o n t r o l a n d
c en so r sh ip. We mu st emph at i ca l l y d en y t h a t
l o v e is c r imin a l a n d t h a t t h e bo d y i s
in d ec en t . We mu st a f f i r m t h e beau t y , t h e
d i g n i t y , a n d j o y o u sn ess a n d ev en t h e h u mo r
o f sex .
In d eed t h er e a r e o bsc en e t h I n g s I n t h e l Ig h ta n d i n t h e d a r k n ess; t h in g s t h a t d eser v e
d est r u c t io n : - - T h e ex pl o i Ta T io n o f w o men
f o r po o r w a g es, t h e sh a mef u l d eg r a d a t io n o f
min o r it ies by t h e l it t l e l ic e w h o c a l l
t h emsel v es member s o f a 'su per io r r a c e' a n d
t h e d el iber a t e ma c h in a t io n s t o w a r d s w a r .
No w h er e a mo Ng t h ese geNu iNe o bsc eNit ies is
t h er e a pl a c e f o r t h e l o v e sh a r ed by m en a n d
w o men . Th er e ar e sin s bu T l o v e is n o T o n e o f
t h em a n d y et , o f a l l t h e t h in g s t h a t h a v e
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been c a l l ed sin s, l o v e h a s been t h e mo st
pu n i sh ed a n d t h e mo st per sec u t ed . Of a l l t h e
bea u t ies w e k n o w , t h e spr in g t ime o f l o v e i s
c l o sest t o pa r a d ise. An d As A l l t h in gs pAss, sol o v e passes - - t o o so o n .
Th is mo sT ex q u isiTe a n d t en d er o f h u ma n
emo t io n s, t h is l i t t l e mo men t o f et er n i t y ,
sh o u l d be f r ee a n d u n r est r a i n ed . It sh o u l d
n o t be bo u g h t a n d so l d , c h a i n ed a n d
r est r ic t ed u n t il l o v er s, c a u g h t in t h e
ma el st r o m o f ec o n o mic s a n d l a w s, a r e
h o u n d ed l i ke c r imin a l s. Wh at en d i s ser v ed
a n d w h o pr o f i t s by su c h c r u el t y ? On l y pr iest s
a n d l a w y er s. l et u s a d h er e t o a st r ic t
mo r a l i t y w h er e t h e r ig h t s a n d h a ppi n ess o f
o u r f el l o w ma n is c o n c er n ed . Let u s c a LL o u rt r u e si n s by t h eir r i g h t n a m es a n d ex pia t e
t h em a c c o r d in g l y - - bu t l et o u r l o v er s g o
f r ee.
If w e a r e t o a c h Iev e c Iv I l Iz a t Io n a n d sa n It y ,
w e mu st in st i t u t e a n ed u c a t io n a l pr o g r a m in
l o v e- ma k in g , bir t h c o n t r o l a n d d i sea se
pr ev en t io n . A bo v e Al l w e mu st r o o t o u t t h e
ba r ba r ic a n d v ic i o u s c o n c ept s o f
sh a mef u l n ess a n d in d ec en c y in sex , ex po sin g
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t h e mo t i v es a n d met h o d s o f t h eir pr o po n en t s.
Happy a r e t He pa r en t s w Ho , as a r esu l t o f
sex u a l ex per imen t i n g , a r e w el l ma t ed , t a k i n gj o y in eac h o t h er 's pa ssio n , seein g bea u t y in
t h eir n a k ed n ess a n d n o t f ea r i n g t o ex po se
t h eir bo d i es o r t h e bo d ies o f t h eir c h i l d r en .
Th ey w o u l d n ev er sh a me Th eir c h i l d r en f o r
t h eir n a t u r a l sex u a l c u r io si t y .
J esu s t o l d t h e "f a l l en w o ma n ", "Go a n d si n n o
mo r e" bu t I, w h o a m a ma n , sa y t o y o u w h o
h a v e g iv en y o u r bo d y f o r t h e n eed o f ma n 's
bo d y , w h o h a v e g iv en y o u r l o v e f r eel y f o r h is
spir it 's sa k e:
"Be Bl essed in t h e n a me o f man . An d i f A n y go d
d en y y o u f o r t h is, i w il l d en y t h a t g o d ."Th e a n c ien Ts, bein g simpl e a n d w iTh o u T
o r i g in a l sin , saw Go d in t h e a c t o f l o v e a n d
t h er ei n t h ey sa w a g r ea t my st er y , a
sa c r a men t r ev ea l in g t h e bo u n t y a n d t h e
bea u t y o f t h e f o r c e t h a t ma d e men a n d t h e
st a r s. Th u s Th ey w o r sh ipped . po o r i g n o r a n T
o l d Pa ga n s! Ho w w e Ha v e Pr o gr essed . Wh a t
w a s mo st sac r ed t o t h em, w e see a s a d i r t y
j o k e. Fr o m t h is so r d id j o k e w e h a v e pl a y ed o n
o u r sel v es o n l y Wo ma n Her sel f c a n r ed eem u s.
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Sh e h aS been t h e ign o min io u S bu t t o f t h e j o k e,
t h e t a r g et o f ma l ic e a n d a r r o g a n c e a n d t h e
sc a peg o a t f o r ma sc u l in e in f er io r i t y a n d
g u i l t . Sh e a l o n e c an r ed eem u S f r o m o u rc r u c if ix io n a n d c a st r a t io n .
On l y w o ma n , o f a n d by h er sel f , c a n st r ik e
t h r o u g h t h e f o o l ish f r u st r a t io n o f t h e
a d v er t i ser s' id ea l . Sh e muSt el ev a t e h er St r o n g ,
f r ee an d spl en d id ima g e t o t ak e h er pl ac e i n
t h e su n a s a n in d i v id u a l , a c o mpa n io n a n d
ma t e f i t f o r , a n d d ema n d i n g n o l ess t h a n ,
t r u e men .
Let t h er e be a n en d t o i n h ibit i o n a n d a n en d
t o pr et en se. Let u s d i sc o v er w h a t w e a r e an d
be w h a t w e a r e, h o n est l y a n d u n a sh a m ed l y .Th e r a bbiT h a s speed To r ec o mpen se h is f ear ,
t h e pa n t h er st r en g t h t o a ssu a g e h is h u n g er .
Th er e is r o o m f o r bo Th ev en t h o u g h t h e
r a bbit w o u l d pr o ba bl y pr ef er a w o r l d o f
r a bbi t s (d u l l a n d o v er po pu l a t ed ). A l l t r Ai t s
a r e u sef u l w r a t h , f ea r , l u st a n d ev en l a z i n ess
- - i f t h ey a r e ba l a n c ed by st r en g t h a n d
in t el l ig en c e. If w e l Ie a bo u t t h In g s w e c a l l
o u r w eak n esses a n d sin s, i f w e say t h a t h i s i s
"ev i l " a n d t h a t is "w r o n g ", d en y i n g t h a t su c h
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f a u l t s c o u l d be pa r t o f u s, t h ey w i l l g r o w
c r o o k ed i n t h e d a r k . Bu t w h en w e h a v e t h em
o u t in t h e o pen ; a d mit t i n g t h em, f a c in g t h em
an d a c c ept i n g t h em, t h en w e w i l l be ash a medt o l ea v e a n y v est i ge o f t h em sec r et t o t u r n
c r ippl ed a n d t w ist ed . Fea r c a n sh a r pen o u r
w it s a g a i n st a d v er si t y . a n g er a n d st r en g t h
c a n be w el d ed i n t o a sw o r d a g a in st t y r a n t s
bo t h w it h i n a n d w it h o u t . Lu st c a n be t r a in ed
t o be t h e st r o n g a n d su bt l e ser v a n t o f l o v e
a n d a r t .
It Is n o t n ec essa r y t o d en y a n y t h In g . It Is
o n l y n ec essa r y t o k n o w o u r sel v es. T h en w e
w il l n a t u r a l l y seek t h a t w h ic h is n eed f u l t o
o u r bein g . Ou r si g n i f i ca n c e d Oes n Ot l i e in t h e
ex t en t t o w h ic h w e r esembl e o t h er s o r in t h eex t en t t o w h ic h w e d i f f er f r o m t h em. It l Ies
w it h in o u r a bi l i t y t o be o u r sel v es. t h is ma y
w el l be t h e en t ir e o bj ec t o f l i f e; t o d i sc o v er
o u r sel v es, o u r mea n in g . Th is d o es n o T c o me in
a su d d en bu r st o f i l l u mi n a t i o n ; it is a
c o n st a n t pr o c ess w h ic h c o n t in u es so l o n g a s
w e a r e t r u l y a l iv e. Th e pr o c ess c a n n o T
c o n t in u e u n o bst r u c t ed u n l ess w e a r e f r ee t o
u n d er g o a l l ex per ien c e a n d w i l l in g t o
pa r t i c i pa t e i n a l l ex i st en c e. Th en Th e
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sig n if ic a n t q u est i o n s a r e n o t "is i t r i g h t " o r
"i s it g o o d " bu t r a t h er "h o w d o es it f eel " a n d
"w h at d o es i t mea n ". U l t imat el y t h ese a r e t h e
o n l y q u est io n s t h a t c a n a ppr o a c h t r u t h bu tt h ey c an n o t be ask ed i n t h e a bsen c e o f
f r eed o m.
Th er e w a s a Time w h en Th ese q u esTio n s w er e
w h isper ed i n t h e sh a d o w o f t he st ak e. T h a T
Ch r ist ia n in st r u men t o f Co n v er sio n is n o t
sa n c t io n ed a t pr esen t bu t t h e w il l a n d t h e
ma l ic e r ema in a n d w il l c o n t in u e u n t il t h e
po w er o f t h e su per st it io n - mo n g er in g t y r a n t s
is f i n a l l y br o k en . M ea n w h il e r el i g io u s
d o g ma t ism c o n t in u es t o su ppo r t t h e sex u a l
j ea l o u sies o f n eu r o t ic pa r en t s f o r t h eir
c h il d r en a n d n eu r o t ic ma r r ia g e pa r t n er s f o rt h ei r ma t es. It Is n o t bec au se o f ec o n o mIc
d esper a t io n a n d g r eed t h a t c r ime a n d w a r
w a sh o v er t h e w o r l d in ev er - mo u n t in g
w a v es. It Is o n l y n ec essa r y t o l o o k ba c k o n
t h e Mid d l e Ages w h en st . V i t u s' d An c e, epid eM ic
f l a g el l a t io n a n d t h e Wit c h c r a f t
Per sec u t io n s, a l l sPa w n ed o u t o f c h r ist ia n
g u il t a n d sh a m e, sw ept t h e w est er n w o r l d . It
w as t h e t o n e set by t h ese f ea r f u l ev en t s,
r ein f o r c in g t h e d iv in e r ig h t o f r ea c t io n a r y
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mo n a r c h s, t h a t pr o d u c ed t h e l iber a l
r ev o l u t io n s o f t h e 18t h c en t u r y . Bu t t h e
r o o t , t h e sex u a l t a bo o , w a s u n f o r t u n a t el y
n o t d est r o y ed . It r ema In ed t o r ev I t a l Iz e t h epo w er o f r el ig io n o v er t h e n ew bo u r g eo isie.
Th e f r en eTi c h a Tr ed o f J ew s a n d n egr o es
(sy m bo l s o f il l ic it sex u a l f r eed o m) a n d t h e
l u st t o w a r d t h e bl o o d - a n d - f i r e ba t h s o f
w a r f a r e a r e t h e v er y a ber r a t io n s o f sex u a l
f r u st r a t io n . Th ey a r e Th e n i g h T ma r es o f so u l s
in a h el l o f g u i l t y d esir e, l a bo r in g l ik e
ma d men o v er t h eir i n st r u men t s o f
d est r u c t io n in o r d er t o d est r o y t h e w o r l d
w h ic h h a s d en ied t h em sa t isf a c t io n . It Is o n l y
in t h e u n o bst r u c t ed ex er c ise o f sex u a l
f u n c t io n , by a g en er a t io n t r a in ed f r o my o u t h i n c o n t r a c ept io n a n d t h e t ec h n i q u e
o f l o v e, t h a t it w il l be po ssibl e t o a c h iev e
ma t u r e so c ia l r el a t io n s.
In t h Is c h Il d I sh f o l l y o f sex u a l po ssessIo n
ea c h ma n a n d ea c h w o ma n h a t es a n d f ea r s
ev er y o t h er ma n a n d w o ma n a s t h e po t en t ia l
d espo i l er o r so me j o k e by t h e ev er - pr esen t
spec t er s o f j ea l o u sy a n d su spic io n . I t Is po ssIbl e
t h a t t h e a ppl ic a t io n o f t w o o l d a x io ms;
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"t h a t y o u l o v e o n e a n o t h er " a n d "t h a t y o u
d o u n t o o t h er s a s y o u w o u l d h a v e o t h er s d o
u n t o y o u " mig h t g o a l o n g w a y i n h el pin g u s
so l v e o u r sex u a l pr o bl ems. Th e a ppl i ca T io n o f t h ese ma x ims in sex u a l r el a t io n s is ea sy a n d
pl easa n t . If f Ir ml y est a bl I sh ed t h e pr In c Ipl es
mig h t spr ea d t o o t h er a r ea s o f h u ma n
in t er c o u r se.
Th e sex u a l r ev o l u Tio n w il l n o T pr o d u c e a n y
in st a n t a n eo u s pa r a d ise n o r w il l i t be
a c c o mpl ish ed w i t h o u t t ea r s. T h e w a y To
r a c ia l ma t u r it y is l o n g a n d pa in f u l bu t it is
a t l ea st po ssibl e t o a t t a in t h e ma t u r it y a n d
r ic h n ess t h a t c o mes w it h f u l l a n d
sa t isf a c t o r y sex u a l ex pr essio n in pr iv a t e l i f e.
It ma y be t h a t o t h er c o n sId er a t Io n s bec o memo r e i mpo r t a n t in o n e's l a t er y ea r s bu t i
w o u l d h esit a t e t o sa y a t w h a t a g e t o set t h e
mar k . It d o es n o t seem po ssIbl e t o g r o w o l d
g r a c ef u l l y u n l ess o n e h a s k n o w n so met h in g
o f a g r a c ef u l y o u t h .
Ch apt er t hr ee
Th er e is n o ev id en c e To sh o w Th a T ma n w a s
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c r ea t ed a n d a c c o u t er ed t o ser v e a s Go d 's
v i ce- r eg en t u po n t h e ea r t h . Th er e i s n o
r ea so n t o bel iev e t h a t h e is n a t u r a l l y g o o d
a n d k in d , br a v e a n d w ise - - o r t h a t h e ev erw a s. On t h e c O n t r a r y , t h er e is mu c h t O sh Ow
t h a t h e w a s a bea st w h o t o o k a st r a n g e
t u r n in g in t h e j u n g l e a n d bl u n d er ed r a t h er
a iml essl y in t o a men t a l w o r l d in w h ic h h e
w a s c er t a in l y n o t a t h o me.
Th er e is mu c h ev id en c e Th a T ma n is by n a Tu r e
c r u el , c o w a r d l y , l u st f u l , a v a r ic io u s a n d
t r ea c h er o u s. H e H o l d s d o mi n io n o v er t H ese
t er r i bl e i n t er n a l en emies an d d ef en d s ag a inst
t h e o t h er pr ed a t o r s (h is f el l o w men ) by v ir t u e
o f h is f er o c i t y , h is c u n n in g a n d h is
in d o mi t abl e w i l l . Th i s i s h is bea u Ty an d h i ssig n if i c a n c e: t h a t o u t o f t h e bl in d
pr imo r d i a l f o r c es o f sex a n d t h e su r v i v a l
u r g e, h e h as f o r g ed r easo n a n d sc i en c e a n d
spu n t h e spl en d o r o u s w eb o f a r t a n d l o v e. If
t h er e is n o o t h er r ea so n a n d n o o t h er
si g n if i ca n c e, man h imsel f h as o n o c c asi o n
c r ea t ed r ea so n a n d sig n if ic a n c e, st a n d i n g a s
t h e ma k er o f h is g o d s i n a g a r d en ma d e
f r u i t f u l by h is o w n c r ea t iv e po w er .
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We t h in k in t er ms o f o u r sel v es r el a t iv e t o t h e
ex t er n a l u n i v er se. It c a n n o t be sh o w n ,
h o w ev er , t h a t t h is ex t er n a l u n iv er se is o t h er
t h a n a n ex t en sio n o f o u r o w n per c ept io n .Bu t i f w e d i f f er en t ia t e t h e in t er n a l f r o m t h e
ex t er n a l , w e a r e st i l l pa r t o f a n d n o t
separ a t e f r o m t h e en t i r e pr o c ess o f n a t u r e. We
a r e ma d e f r o m t h e n o v a by w a y o f t h e su n
a n d bu i l t f r o m t h e a ir , t h e r o c k a n d t h e sea ,
a n ima t ed by t h e pr imo r d ia l f i r e o f l i f e. T h er e
a r e f i l a men t s in o u r c o n sc io u sn ess t h a t
r ea c h ba c k t o t h e f ir st a n c est o r a n d ex t en d
t o a l l o t h er men a n d a l l o t h er l i f e w i t h
w h ic h w e sh a r e a c o mmo n c r ea t io n a n d a
c o mmo n d est i n y .
H er e is t H e t o t a l i t y t H a t t H e Gr eek s c a l l ed"Pan "; a l l - d ev o u r er , a l l - beg et t er - - l i f e a n d
d ea t h , g o o d a n d ev i l , pa i n a n d pl ea su r e,
u n i t y , d u a l i t y a n d mu l t ipl ic i t y ; a l l t h in g s
a n d bey o n d a l l t h in g s. Th e So ul of Night aNd
t h e St ar S.
If In o u r f o l l y a n d f ea r w e w Il l a sc r Ibe mo r a l
q u a l i t ies t o t h e l ig h t n i n g t h a t st r ik es, t o t h e
st a r t h a t sh in es, t o t h e t ig er t h a t k il l s, t h en
w e w il l n o t h esi t a t e t o a ssig n t h em a l so t o
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t h e w o ma n w h o g iv es a n d t h e ma n w h o t a k es.
Th u s w e w il l d ef in e g o d a n d f o u n d a r el ig io n .
A n d t h u s w e d eg r A d e t h e l iv i n g u n iv er se i n t o
a bew h isk er ed a n d ir a sc ibl e c h a r a c t eren d o w ed w it h i mmo r t a l o mn ipo t en c e a n d a
h a t r ed f o r o u r en emies, o r w i t h t h o se n a t u r e
l o v er s w h o c a t c h c o l d c o mmu n in g w it h "t h e
Al l " in t h e pA r k A t n ig h t , w e sin k i n t o t h e
pl a t i t u d i n o u s si t z ba t h s o f v a r io u s 'r el i gi o u s
sc i en c e' syst ems o n o u r w ay t o t h e c a t a l epsy
o f mid d l e ag e.
Al l n A t u r e pA r t A k es o f t h e et er n A l
sa c r a men t s o f l i f e a n d d ea t h , o f ebb a n d f l o w ,
o f c r ea t io n a n d d est r u c t io n a n d
r egen er a t io n . Th ese ar e Th e h ar mo n ies o f
et er n i t y t h a t c h a n g e f o r ev er a n d n ev erc h a n g e. Th e c r y o f Th e baby is ec h o ed i n Th e
t u mu l t o f t h e n o v a . Men su n s an d seaso n s pass
an d r et u r n ag a in . t h e spa t e o f semen i s o n e
w it h t h e j et o f st a r s men c a l l t h e mil k y w a y .
Th e min d Th a T c o mpr eh en d s Th ese immo r Ta l
pr o c esses in l o v e a n d in w o r sh ip i s a n
immo r t a l min d t h a t so a r s bey o n d t ime a n d
d ea t h . We a r e o f o n e a g e W it h aesc h y l u s a n d
So ph o c l eS a n d Sh a k eSpea r e, o f o n e bl o o d w i t h
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Mo ses, La o Tse a n d n ew To n . Th e bo d y c h a n g es
a n d d ec a y s w h il e t ime c u c k o l d s a l l sh a pes o f
d esir e a n d a l l t r a n sien t t h in g s. Bu t t h e sh a pes
o f d esir e, a l t h o u g h t r a n sien t , a r e t h e v er yv eh ic l es o f man 's a d v en t u r e. He c a n n o t
at t a in by d en y in g t h ese st eed s bu t by
st r en g t h en in g t h em - - by t r a in in g a n d
br id l in g t h em w it h l o v e a n d c r ea t iv e w il l
u n t i l t h eir w i n g s a r e r ev ea l ed . Sex a n d
h u n g er a r e t h e r a w st u f f o f a r t . o u t o f h is
passi o n , f u r y an d d espa i r t h e a r t i st
t r a n smu t es t h e sh a pes o f t er r o r a n d w o n d er
in t o a n et er n a l bea u t y .
Al l w Ay s Ar e t h e r ig h t w Ay w h en w i l l An d
l o v e a r e t h e g u id es. Th e g r a c e a n d bo u n Ty o f
l i f e a r e f r ee t o a l l , sa i n t a n d si n n er a l i k e,w h o d esir e t h em. Th e v o ice o f Th e w in d , Th e
po i g n a n c y o f mu sic , t h e sh o u t o f t h u n d er a l l
c r y o u t t o ma n , d a r in g h i m t o k n o w h imsel f .
Su n l ig h t , Sea a n d St a r S a n d t h e Spl en d o u r o f
a n ak ed w o man a r e t h e si g n s an d w i t n esses o f
a c o v en a n t t h a t is f o r ev er . W e k n o W t h ese
t h in g s; w e k n o w t h em w it h t h e o n l y
c er t a i n t y t h a t is ev er g i ven u s. Th i s i s Th e
bea u t if u l - pi t ia bl e k n o w l ed g e o f c h il d h o o d
a n d f i r st y o u t h - - t h a t t h e w o r l d d en i es a n d
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n ec essi t y c i r c u mv en t s. Th i s i s Th e k n o w l ed ge
o f t h e po et s, a r t ist s a n d sin g es w h o a r e
bel o v ed a n d o u t c a st by men a n d o f t h e
my st ic s w h o m t h e w o r l d c a l l s ma d .
An d mAn , sel f - c a st r a t ed a n d sel f - f r u st r a t ed ,
f l ees d o w n t h e c o r r id o r s o f n ig h t ma r e,
pu r su ed by mo n st r o u s mac h in es, o v er w h el med
by sa t a n ic po w er s, h a u n t ed by v a g u e g u i l t s
a n d t er r o r s - - a l l c r ea t ed o u t o f h is o w n
ima g in a t io n . He esc apes in t o a bsu r d i t y ,
d r o w n s h i s spi r i t i n pr et en se, w o r sh ips br ass
g o d s o f po w er a n d t i n g o d s o f su c c ess. Th en ,
sh a med by h is pr et en ses an d f r u st r a t ed by h i s
sel f - d en ia l , h e pr o j ec t s h is h o r r o r o n
ima g in ed en emies, seek s r el ea se in sc a peg o a t s
an d f a l se i ssu es, t h er eby pr o pi t i a t in g t h o sebest ia l g o d s w h o h a v e a r isen f r o m t h e
sh a t t er ed ed o l o n s o f h is spir it w i t h sa c r i f ic es
o f bl o o d .
Not h iNg is o f it s Nat ur e, ev il - - a nd no t h ing
is o f it s n at ur e, goo d. Ev i l i s o n l y ex c ess; go o d
is simpl y ba l a n c e. A l l t h i n g s A r e su bj ec t t o
a bu se a n d l ik ew ise su sc ept ibl e t o ben ef ic ia l u se.
Ba l a n c e d o es n o t c o n sist in d en ia l o r ex c ess
in i n d u l g en c e. Ba l a n c e c a n o n l y Be o Bt a i n ed
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by ex c eed in g . Th e el emen Tal f o r c es in man 's
n a t u r e a r e so t r emen d o u s t h a t t h ey c a n
o n l y be ba l a n c ed by a n u l t ima t e sel f -
ex pr essio n . To pl a c e l imiTa T io n s a n dr est r ic t io n s o n t h i s n a t u r e is t o bu i l d a w a l l
o f pl a st er a r o u n d a su n . I f w e c l Ip a n ea g l es'
w in g s o r f eed c a r r o t s t o a l io n w e w il l n o t
u pl i f t o r impr o v e ei t h er spec ies.
Th e f u n d a men Ta l pu r po se o f r el ig io n is To
a t t a in a n id en t i t y w i t h a po w er w h ic h w e
bel i ev e t o be g r ea t er t h a n o u r sel v es, w h o se
o mn ipo t en c e a n d immo r t a l it y w e c a n sh a r e.
Ha v in g ac H iev ed so me sen se o f t h i s i den t i t y ,
w e t h en f eel t h a t w e c a n c o pe w i t h pr o bl ems
a n d a t t a i n en d s w it h mo r e c o n f i d en c e. Th e
r el ia n c e o n r el ig io n a s w el l a s t h e r el ia n c eo n pr o per t y c a n in d ic a t e a l a c k o f sel f -
r el ia n c e.
We o u r sel v es c r ea t e t h is 'Go d o f Po Wer '. I t I s
f r o m o u r o w n in d iv i d u a l 'sel f ' t h a t h is po w er
is d r a w n a n d t h is sel f is g r ea t er t h a n a n y
g o d w h ic h i t c r ea t es. T h er ef o r e To k n o w
o u r sel v es is t h e h ig h est f o r m o f w isd o m a n d
t o bel iev e in o u r sel v es i s t h e h ig h est f o r m o f
f a it h . Sc ien c e w h ic h Seek S t o k n o w a n d a r t
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w h ic h seek s t o in t er pr et a r e t w o f o r ms o f
l o v e w h ic h c o n st it u t e t h e o n l y a v a il in g w a y
o f w o r sh ip. Th a T Th ese Tw o gr ea TesT
ex pr essi o n s o f t h e h u man spir i t sh o u l d besu bser v i en t t o r el ig i o n , po l i t ic s, n a t i o n a l ism
a n d w a r is t h e u l t i ma t e bl a sph emy .
We a r e n o w i n t h e mid st o f a t r emen d o u s
ba t t l e o f f o r c es c o n t en d in g f o r d o min a t io n
o v er t h e min d a n d spir i t o f m a n . It Is n o t ,
u n f o r t u n a t el y , a ba t t l e bet w een g o o d a n d
ev i l , bet w een f r eed o m a n d t y r a n n y bu t
r a t h er a st r u g g l e o f d o g ma a g a in st d o g ma
a n d a u t h o r it y v s. a u t h o r it y . Th e c o n Ten d er s
a r e f a sc ism an d c o mmu n ism. ea c h i s a
d o c t r in e a l ien a n d h o st i l e t o t h e id ea l o f
f r eed o m. Eac h say s t h a t w E mu st c h o o sEbet w een o n e o r t h e o t h er a n d ea c h is, i n
r ea l i t y , id en t ic a l . Ea c h d Ema n d s t h E a bso l u t E
en sl a v emen t o f t h e in d i v i d u a l , t h e
a bn eg a t io n o f t h e in t el l ec t a n d t h e
su bj u g a t io n o f t h e w il l .
Th e a u Th o r iTa r ia n is r ig h T, a bso l u Tel y r ig h T,
so r ig h t t h a t ev er y ex t r eme o f f a l seh o o d ,
su ppr essio n a n d t y r a n n y i s j u st i f i ed i n t h e
a c c o mpl ish men t o f h is 'd iv in e' en d s. Beh in d h is
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ben ev o l en t pa t er n a l ism l u r k s t h e st a r
c h a mber a n d t h e c o n c en t r a t io n c a mp; beh in d
h is mo r a l i t y l o o ms t h e st ake a n d t h e
in q uisit ion o f t h e "Ol d T ime Rel ig iOn " so ma n ypr o f ess t o l o n g f o r . A l l t h ese sy st ems A r e o l d ;
o l d er t h a n h u ma n h ist o r y . Fr eed o m a n d
d emo c r a c y a r e t h e o n l y n ew t h in g s u n d er
t h e su n a n d t h ey o f f en d a l i k e t h e sl a v es a n d
t h e sl a v e mast er s.
"Co me u n t o me," g o es t h e o l d h a r l o t 's so n g .
"Co me u n t o me y o u w ea r y a n d h ea v i l y l a d en .
Su r r en d er y o u r in t o l er a bl e bu r d en o f
f r eed o m a n d I w Il l f I l l y o u r mo u t h s w it h
mir a c l es a n d y o u r bel l ies w il l be f u l l o f f o o d .
Co me w it h me a n d i w il l Co n f o u n d y o u r
en emies a n d sh o w y o u par ad i se. Lo o k , y o u d o
n o t ev en h a v e t o c h a n g e a n a m e, o n l y k eept h e l et t er a n d d en y t h e spir i t , f o r t h e l et t er
g iv et h l i f e."
Sh e is h a r v est in g t h e n a t io n s n o w , t h a t o l d
w h o r e, f o r a n a ppo in t men t in t h e pl a c e
c a l l ed A r mA g ed d o n . Th er e w il l be a h u n Ti n g
o f f r ee men in t h e n a m e o f f r eed o m a n d t h er e
w il l be pr iso n s a n d po g r o ms in t h e n a me o f
d emo c r a c y , mu r d er a n d sl a v er y i n t h e n a me
o f br o t h er h o o d , a n d a l l f o r t h e sa k e o f
d o mi n i o n o v er t h e min d s a n d bo d ies o f men .
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Th er e is a c h o ic e: Th e c h o ic e o f f r eed o m w h ic h
h a s n o o t h er n a me a n d n o o t h er c a u se. M a n ,
f r eed o f h is d emo n s, w it h o u t t h e n eed o f ad o g ma o r t h e u se o f a c r eed , c a n , o f a n d by
h imsel f , a v a i l , t r iu mph a n d a c h i ev e
sign if i ca n c e. Th i s i s Th e f a iTh o f a l i ber a l ;
bel ief in h imsel f a n d bel ief in man . Th er e i s n o
o t h er w a y t o t h e f u l l st a t u s o f ma n h o o d . It
is t h e l o n g w a y , t h e h a r d w a y ; t h r o u g h
t r ia l , er r o r , f a i l u r e a n d h ea r t br ea k - - bu t it
i s t h e w a y gu id ed by sc ien c e a n d in spi r ed by
a r t ; l ea d i n g a t l o n g l a st t o t h e st a r s. Th is is
o u r c h o ic e: w e may bel iev e in o u r sel v es, bel iev e
in o u r f el l o w men a n d i n f r eed o m a n d i n
br o t h er h o o d . We ma y st a r t t o a c h iev e h er e
a n d n o w t h a t pa r a d ise w h ic h h a s so l o n gbeen r el eg a t ed t o t h e h er ea f t er . Or , w i t h t h e
d o gmat i st s, t h e po si t i v i st s, t h e
a u t h o r it a r ia n s w e c a n r et u r n a g a in t o t h e
a pe- h o o d f r o m w h ic h w e h a v e so l a t e a r isen .
If w e w Ish Id en t It y w It h a g r ea t er po w er , l et
u s seek u n io n w it h o u r sel v es - - o u r t o t a l sel f ,
r a ised t o i t s h ig h est po t en t ia l o f w isd o m,
k n o w l ed g e a n d ex per ien c e. If w e w Ish t o u n It e
w it h t h e u n iv er se, l et u s c o u r t t h e w h o l e o f
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n a t u r e, a l l ex per ien c e, a l l t r u t h a n d t h e
spl en d o u r o f t h e a w eso me c o smos i t sel f . Fo r
'o u t t h er e' l i es t h e g r ea t c a mpa i g n t h a t c o mes
f ir st a n d l a st ; t h e u l t ima t e a d v en t u r e o f t h ein d i v id u a l in t o h imsel f . H e mu st g o d o w n l ik e
M o ses in t o h is u n k n o w n sel f , o u t i n t o t h e n ew
d i men sio n , o u t w it h o r ph eu s a n d t h e ba r q u e
o f Ar t h u r , w i t h t Ammu z An d Ad o n is, w it h
M it h r a an d J esu s, in t o t h e l a by r in t h s o f t h e
Dar k Lan D. Th er e h e w i l l meeT Th e mo Th er an d
h ear h er f i n a l q u est i o n : "Wh at is man ?".
Th er eaf Ter , c l o se by Th e h ear T o f Th e c r y pTic
M o t h er , h e M a y f in d t h e Gr a a l ; u l t iM a t e
c o n sc i o u sn ess, t o t a l r emembr a n c e, i n st i n c t
mad e c er t a i n , r easo n mad e r ea l . Fo r i t i s h e,
w o n d er f u l mo n st er , embr y o g o d w h o h a ssw u m in t h e f i sh , sh ed t h e sk i n o f t h e
c r o c o d i l e, peer ed f r o m t h e ey es o f ser pen t s,
sw u n g w it h t h e a pes a n d sh a k en t h e ea r t h
w it h t r a mp o f t h e t y r a n n o sa u r 's h o o f . It Is h e
w h o h a s c r ied o u t o n a l l c r o sses, r u l ed o n
a l l t h r o n es, g r u bbed i n a l l