FROM THE BOOKLET "SOCIAL DYNAMICS" BY ERIC BUTLER

   The philosophy of centralised power always produces the same destructive results. It is a false philosophy because it conflicts with reality, one important aspect of which is the nature of individuals. The inevitable result is more and more compulsion, even if trh policies of compulsion are made more sophisticated, and the individual subjected to intense propaganda in an endeavour to persuade him that while he may not like what is happening, it is all part of an "inevitable trend".

    The Philosophy of Freedom

    The alternative philosophy conceives of all power  arising from WITHIN the individual.
"The Kingdom of God is within ye". This philosophy conceives of the individual possessing both the intelligence and the free will to seek out, to discover the laws governing the universe, the principles necessary for satisfactory human associations, and then to apply what is discovered. The individual is seen possessing the attribute of creative initiative, and the capacity for self-development. through self-development in individual spheres the individual spiritualises his life. The second philosophy conceives of the individual as having certain inviolable rights, which cannot be taken from him by either " the state" or " majorities". The right to life is the most fundamental right. Because fo the importance which this philosophy attaches to the right of the individual to self-development, it naturally stresses that institutions and systems exist to serve the individual. "The Sabbath was made for man and no man for the Sabbath". It was the coming of the explosive christian revelation which resulted in the progressive freeing of the individual from the domination of the group.
 
 
 
 

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