What Does the Israeli Constitution Have in Common with The Communist Manifesto?
May 11, 2024
The Israeli Constitution stipulates that “land shall not be held in exclusive private ownership” but instead is to serve the “public trust.”
The Communist Manifesto’s FIRST plank in its ten-plank platform calls for “the abolition of property in land” so that it is used only for “public purposes.”
Public trust, public purposes, same thing.
Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo [send him mail] is a former professor of economics at Loyola University Maryland and a longtime member of the senior faculty of the Mises Institute. He is the author or co-author of eighteen books including The Real Lincoln; How Capitalism Saved America; Lincoln Unmasked; Hamilton's Curse; Organized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About Government; The Problem with Socialism; and The Politically-Incorrect Guide to Economics.
RFK Jr.: This Is What I Believe In