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Chapter 29

           "Youhateandfearthesocialists; butwhy? Youknowneitherthemnortheirdoctrines." 

           "Yourdoctrinecertainlysoundslikesocialism,"Mr.Morsereplied,whileRuthgazedanxiouslyfromonetotheother,andMrs.Morsebeamedhappilyattheopportunityaffordedofrousingherliegelord’santagonism. 

           "BecauseIsayRepublicansarestupid,andholdthatliberty,equality,andfraternityareexplodedbubbles,doesnotmakemeasocialist,"Martinsaidwithasmile. "BecauseIquestionJeffersonandtheunscientificFrenchmenwhoinformedhismind,doesnotmakemeasocialist. Believeme,Mr.Morse,youarefarnearersocialismthanIwhoamitsavowedenemy." 

           "Nowyoupleasetobefacetious,"wasalltheothercouldsay. 

           "Notatall. Ispeakinallseriousness. Youstillbelieveinequality,andyetyoudotheworkofthecorporations,andthecorporations,fromdaytoday,arebusilyengagedinburyingequality. AndyoucallmeasocialistbecauseIdenyequality,becauseIaffirmjustwhatyouliveupto. TheRepublicansarefoestoequality,thoughmostofthemfightthebattleagainstequalitywiththeveryworditselfthesloganontheirlips. Inthenameofequalitytheydestroyequality. ThatwaswhyIcalledthemstupid. Asformyself,Iamanindividualist. Ibelievetheraceistotheswift,thebattletothestrong. SuchisthelessonIhavelearnedfrombiology,oratleastthinkIhavelearned. AsIsaid,Iamanindividualist,andindividualismisthehereditaryandeternalfoeofsocialism." 

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