The Mirror of the Past by K. Zilliacus Taken together, these two books give grounds for dismay. The first of them is an eloquent defence of laissez-faire capitalism, the other is an even more vehement denunciation of it. They cover to some extent the same ground, they frequently quote the same authorities, and they even start out with the same premise, since each of them assumes that Western civilization depends on the sanctity of the individual. Between them these two books sum up our present predicament. Capitalism leads to dole queues, the scramble for markets, and war.
Collectivism leads to concentration camps, leader worship, and war.
There is no way out of this unless a planned economy can somehow be combined with the freedom of the intellect, which can only happen if the concept of right and wrong is restored to politics.