Give Me Liberty

In GIVE ME LIBERTY, Rose Wilder Lane has expanded her sensational Saturday Evening Post leading article, “Credo.” This was the first candid, personal account of the changing of an American’s mind, from an uncritical acceptance of socialist-communist—New-Deal philosophy to an understanding of American values.

To the many Americans who are still confused, and to all young Americans, Mrs. Lane’s experience is fascinating and profoundly helpful. She describes vividly her friendliness with Communists in New York, her enlightening encounters with socialist bureaucracies in Europe, and her observations and discussions with simple villagers and primitive communists in Russia during the early years of the Soviet regime. One finds laughter, surprise, excitement, and shock in this personal story. It will grip and hold any reader’s interest.

As one reads on, the deeper meaning emerges. The conflict between the Old World’s ancient and now reactionary collectivism and America’s new and unique individualism becomes clear. Mrs. Lane and her readers come to understand the rarity and the supremely precious values of the personal freedom which only Americans have ever known, the freedom which we have foolishly taken for granted, and which we could loose.