David Edward Garber (@DaveGarber1975)

“That is the spirit of socialism: We’re going to take. The spirit of the United Order is: We’re going to give. We have also gone a long way on the road to public ownership and management of the vital means of production. In both of these areas the free agency of Americans has been greatly abridged. Some argue that we have voluntarily surrendered this power to government. Be this as it may, the fact remains that the loss of freedom with the consent of the enslaved, or even at their request, is nonetheless slavery. As to the fruits of socialism, we all have our own opinions. I myself have watched its growth in our own country and observed it in operation in many other lands. But I have yet to see or hear of its freeing the hearts of men of selfishness and greed or of its bringing peace, plenty, or freedom. These things it will never bring, nor will it do away with idleness and promote ‘industry, thrift and self-respect,’ for it is founded, in theory and in practice, on force, the principle of the evil one.” – Marion G. Romney (Conference Report, 1966 Apr) #JesusChrist #Christianity #WordOfGod #Prophets #MarionGRomney #Quotations #ReligionAndPolitics #ChurchAndState #UnitedOrder #FreeWill #Freedom #Liberty #Giving #Taking #Coercion #Slavery #Socialism #CentralPlanning