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Scheduled as Daily Quote: 1907-08-22
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I believe that for Christians there can be neither communism nor property rights. Christianity, with its essential basis, complete freedom which excludes the possibility of violence of man against man, also annuls communism and the right to property. If I made a pair of boots and I want to give them to my son, the communist asks me for these boots for the common good. If I don't want to give them, he will use violence against me. The statesman will do the same against the man who wants to take my boots, he will use violence. The Christian, however, although he knows and respects the tendency of people to want everyone to dispose of his work, he does not consider himself entitled to fulfill this desire by force, and he does not consider anyone entitled to take by force, in the name of communism, the fruit of man's work. Christianity, like Communism, excludes property but does not condone violence. Property, like communism, is the result of violence, it is about violence that does not exist for the Christian.

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I believe that for Christians there can be neither communism nor property rights. Christianity, with its essential basis, complete freedom which excludes the possibility of violence of man against man, also annuls communism and the right to property. If I made a pair of boots and I want to give them to my son, the communist asks me for these boots for the common good. If I don't want to give them, he will use violence against me. The statesman will do the same against the man who wants to take my boots, he will use violence. The Christian, however, although he knows and respects the tendency of people to want everyone to dispose of his work, he does not consider himself entitled to fulfill this desire by force, and he does not consider anyone entitled to take by force, in the name of communism, the fruit of man's work. Christianity, like Communism, excludes property but does not condone violence. Property, like communism, is the result of violence, it is about violence that does not exist for the Christian.

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Romanian

"Cred că pentru creștini nu poate exista nici comunismul, nici dreptul la proprietate. Creștinismul, cu temeiul lui esențial, libertatea deplina care exclude posibilitatea violenței omului împotriva omului, anulează și comunismul și dreptul la proprietate. Dacă am făcut o pereche de cizme și vreau sa le dau fiului meu, comunistul îmi cere cizmele astea spre folosul comun. Dacă nu vreau sa le dau, va face uz de violență împotriva mea. La fel va proceda și omul de stat împotriva omului care vrea să-mi ia cizmele, va face uz de violenta. Creștinul însă, deși cunoaște și respectă pornirea oamenilor de a dori să dispună fiecare de munca lui, nu se considera îndreptățit să-și îndeplinească cu forța aceasta dorinta și nu consideră pe nimeni îndreptat să ia cu forța, în numele comunismului, rodul muncii omului. Creștinismul, ca și comunismul, exclude proprietatea, dar nu îngăduie violența. Proprietatea, ca și comunismul, este rezultatul violenței, ține de violență care nu există pentru creștin."

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