The Collectivist Idol

The terms society and state, as they are used by the contemporary advocates of socialism, planning and social control of all the activities of individuals, signify a deity. If one assumes that there exists an imperishable entity aiming at its own ends different from those of mortal men, one has all ready constructed the concept of a superhuman being. A collectivist doctrine does not assert the superiority of a collective whole in abstracto. It always proclaims the eminence of a definite collectivist idol. The alternatives to the liberal and democratic principle of jority rule are the militarist principles of armed conflict and dictatorial oppression.