But Socialism is not something extraneous to democracy. It isn’t an opportunistic virus from the outside that invaded the West and overcame its defenses.

Where do you think Socialism came from?

Africa? China? Mars?

Socialism was born in European democracy and gained its momentum by extending the democratic ideal to accomplish new goals. Socialism played on the principles of democracy by elaborating them into a metastasized fantasy of what human beings are or could become.

Socialism is inherent in the democratic impulse. If Karl Marx had not existed, it would have been necessary to invent him.

The proponents of Liberty said, “All men are created equal.”

The Socialists asked, “Why then are all men not equally wealthy?”

The proponents of Liberty said, “Freedom is the highest aspiration of mankind.”

The Socialists retorted, “No one can be truly free unless all are equally well-off.”

The proponents of Liberty said, “Everyone has a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”