State and communism

The state must support the right to property, and to enable to possess private property. In communism, man is deprived of the right to private property.

The individual existed before the state and the state exists for the individual. Where there was no private property, men became beggars and slaves, so that the fundamental manifestation of freedom was suppressed.

Private property is an indispens- able element in the social order. It mainly results from the fruitfulness of work and is, therefore, a strong incentive. The state must limit its ownership to enterprises that carry with them an opportunity too great to be left to private individuals without injury to the community at large.

Private property ought to be safeguarded by the sovereign power of the state and through the bulwark of its law. The ability to reason is part of the human nature. The rights of association, unions and religions of the people must be upheld by the state.

The state must support the individual’s right to choose freely one’s path in life. In communism, the state dictates what state of life one should follow. Human beings have the right to choose freely the state of life that they prefer, and therefore, the right to set up a family with equal rights and duties for man and woman and also the right to follow a vocation.

The state must respect the individuals’ right to worship God according to his conscience. Communism iadvocates totalitarianism. There is no supersensible theory for it but what exist are just material. In other words, communism is materialistic.

In protecting the lives of the individuals, special care must be given to the weak and the poor, because they do not have the means to protect themselves. They don’t have any private property.

In protecting the rights of the private individuals, however, special consideration must be given to the weak and the poor.--