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The Reinstatement of Personal Rights
The following excerpts are from a talk by
Louis Even at the “Vers Demain” and MICHAEL
congress held at Three Rivers, Quebec, on Sep-
tember 1, 1957.
Social Credit would see the reinstatement
and restoration of personal rights. People are
unique and each has a destiny to fulfill. While on
earth, we must have an environment amenable
to the fulfilment of each person’s destiny. This
is our work by definition! Our work consists of
establishing the political, economic and social
environments to facilitate the human person’s
development toward their destiny. What are a
person’s rights? According to Pope Pius XII in
his radio message on June 1, 1941, they are as
follows:
“Material goods have been created by God
to meet the needs of all men, and must be at
the disposal of all of them, as justice and char-
ity require.”
“All” means that no one is to be left out. If
some people will have nothing to do with Social
Credit, which says that goods are meant for each
and every person, let them offer a different for-
mula which will allow for the inclusion of every-
one. Trying to solve social problems through
employment takes people on the wrong track as
wages cannot provide everyone with an income.
Let those who insist on everyone having a job
tell us how a child will be put to work so that his
rights are honoured. How will the elderly find a
job?
Technological advances result in a form of
progress that decreases the need for salaried
workers. More leisure time should allow us to
take better care of our cultural life and to prepare
for our eternal life. Instead, we are told that we
need to work more.
Pope Pius continued: “Every man indeed, as
a reason-gifted being...” Reason sets us apart
from animals. The Pope did not say “as Chris-
tians” or “as Catholics”, he said “as a reason-
gifted being”. These are the words of a human-
ist. All human beings have a fundamental right
to earthly goods, simply because they are hu-
man and for no other reason.
Does legislation guarantee the fundamental
right of each person to make use of the goods of
the earth? Our souls can be saved in whatever
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might find ourselves. God gives His grace there
also, but salvation is more difficult in such set-
tings. We do not have the right to impose such
conditions upon people. A Christian cannot set-
tle for disorder.
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