Communism’s Insidious Change of Priorities

Philosophy and Christianity base themselves on goals. Communism has another basis entirely. Greek philosophy was defined by goals of life as communicated by Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle and, following them, by the Stoics such as Zeno, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus, and others. With the acceptance and spread of Christianity, we see many erudite lights of wisdom, such as Augustine, Aquinas, Roger Bacon, and others. These and others advanced the idea that the Word of God and men’s faith in that Word and in Christ are the source of a living, true knowledge of God. Many of the Catholic and...