The problem with liberal Protestantism in America is not that it has not been orthodox enough, but that it has lost a lot of religious substance

It has been true in Western societies and it seems to be true elsewhere that you do not find democratic systems apart from capitalism, or apart from a market economy, if you prefer that term

Unlike puppets we have the possibility of stopping in our movements, looking up and perceiving the machinery by which we have been moved. In this act lies the first steps towards freedom.

If the cultural elite has its way, the U.S. will be much more like Europe

Capitalism has been one of the most dynamic forces in human history, transforming one society after another, and today it has become established as an international system determining the economic fate of most of mankind.

But we don't have an example of a democratic society existing in a socialist economy - which is the only real alternative to capitalism in the modern world.

The problem with liberal Protestantism in America is not that it has not been orthodox enough, but that it has lost a lot of religious substance