Show orthodox economy we have been brought up to bow before the tetch of competition in our economic ritual we are accas tomed to such antiphonal antl responses AS competition Is the life of trade business s business let him get who can and keep who is able that expresses the economic faith of most of us or the service we render in lieu of faith there la another economic shibboleth the anglo saxon idea of liberty it has run riot with us it means the right seemingly to do as one pleases and most of us live by this faith we do not perhaps rob great corporations or break into banks or steal from our neighbor but we tall to pay our taxes or we beat the railways or the custom house what Is the use of paying the full rate when other people ar paying one half or one fifth there Is no justice in a mans laying on himself these annec essary burdens but it the law la un just it should be modified to disobey the law Is to demand personal liberty against social welfare until we can get our practical ethics attuned to fine moral discriminations we are still orthodox economists |