The right to own private property that cannot be arbitrarily regulated or confiscated by the government is the moral and constitutional basis for individual freedom
Historians have incessantly warned us not to disregard the lessons of history lest we repeat failures that could have been avoided. That indisputable admonition is commonly found in childhood parables, writings of scholars, clever sayings of gurus, and advice from our parents and elders. Nevertheless, humanity has habitually and often flagrantly ignored the obvious realities of past misdeeds regardless of how costly or disastrous.
A true retrospective examination of mankind’s history, however, teaches us a valuable lesson. Not everyone disregards the past. Evil never sleeps.
After the end of World War I, Europe was in turmoil. The rise of Communism in Russia under the leadership of Lenin and Stalin led to similar uprisings among socialist groups in Europe. Initially, German culture prospered under the progressive policies of the Weimar Republic, but competing extremist groups, a starving populace, and eventually the Great Depression created political conditions ripe for Hitler’s rise to power in 1933.
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