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Liberty and Property 29IVIt was different in the esoteric discussionsamong the inner circles of thegreat conspiracy. There the initiated didnot dissemble their intentions concerningliberty. Liberty was, in their opinion, certainlya good feature in the past in the frameof bourgeois society because it providedthem with the opportunity to embark ontheir schemes. But once socialism has triumphed,there is no longer any need for freethought and autonomous action on the partof individuals. Any further change can onlybe a deviation from the perfect state thatmankind has attained in reaching the bliss ofsocialism. Under such conditions, it wouldbe simply lunacy to tolerate dissent.Liberty, says the Bolshevist, is a bourgeoisprejudice. The common man does29
30Liberty and Propertynot have any ideas of his own, he does notwrite books, does not hatch heresies, anddoes not invent new methods of production.He just wants to enjoy life. He has nouse for the class interests of the intellectualswho make a living as professional dissentersand innovators.This is certainly the most arrogant disdainof the plain citizen ever devised. Thereis no need to argue this point. For the questionis not whether or not the commonman can himself take advantage of the libertyto think, to speak, and to write books.The question is whether or not the sluggishroutinist profits from the freedom grantedto those who eclipse him in intelligenceand will power. The common man maylook with indifference and even contemptupon the dealings of better people. But heis delighted to enjoy all the benefits whichthe endeavors of the innovators put at hisdisposal. He has no comprehension of whatin his eyes is merely inane hair-splitting. Butas soon as these thoughts and theories are
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