Look at Europe . . . . Can’t you see past the guff and recognize the essence?
One country is dedicated to the proposition that man has no rights, that the
collective is all. The individual held as evil, the mass—as God. No motive
and no virtue permitted—except that of service to the proletariat. That’s one
version [communism]. Here’s another. A country dedicated to the proposition
that man has no rights, that the State is all. The individual held as evil,
the race—as God. No motive and no virtue permitted—except that of service to
the race [fascism]. Am I raving or is this the cold reality of two continents
already? Watch the pincer movement. If you’re sick of one version, we push
you into the other. We get you coming and going. We’ve closed the doors.
We’ve fixed the coin. Heads—collectivism, and tails—collectivism. Fight the
doctrine which slaughters the individual with a doctrine which slaughters the
individual. Give up your soul to a council—or give it up to a leader. But
give it up, give it up, give it up. My technique . . . . Offer poison as food
and poison as antidote.