Freedom in the Modern World

The thirst to be free is becoming stronger rather than weaker. Most of the new influences released upon us since the beginning of the last century intensify it. The whole field covered by religion is escaping from formal control. Governments court the favor of a larger number of wills. More and more, public opinion is finding feet, eyes, and hands; and public opinion follows the elite in loathing pointless overriding of individual whishes. The new restraints upon antisocial behavior do not hamper intelligent persons of good will. The spreading feud between communism and fascism is curtailing freedom in some societies, but the question, "Who shall own capital?" should be settled one way or another within a few decades

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