God or Government?

The Conspiracy that will be examined in this volume has been in existence for ma
ny years. Comprehending how it could survive for such along period of time has b
een difficult.One explanation of its lengthy existence was offered by George Orw
ell,the British Socialist, who wrote Animal Farm and 1984, two books on the subj
ect of absolute power in the hands of a few. He wrote: "The Party is not concern
ed with perpetuating its blood but with perpetuating itself. Who wields power is
not important provided the hierarchical structure remains always the same."
The method by which the Conspiracy recruits new members to replace those who ret
ire or the is explained by Norman Dodd, an investigator and researcher into the
existence of the Conspiracy. Mr. Dodd explained: "The careers of men are watched
. The men who indicate that they would be especially capable in terms of the aim
s of this group are approached quietly and invited into the inner circles. They
are watched as they carry out assignments and eventually they are drawn into it
under circumstances which make it virtually impossible for them to ever get out
of it."
What is the ultimate goal of the Conspiracy? If total power is the final object,
then, any system which maximizes power into the hands of a few is the system to
be desired. In terms of government, then, the ultimate form of power is Communi
sm. This is the seat of the maximum power over the economy and of the individual
. The Conspirators: "want big government because they understand that Socialism
(and Communism as well) is not a humanitarian system for redistributing wealth,
but for concentrating and controlling it. They also recognize it as a system for
concentrating and controlling people."
It is common for detractors of this position to claim that the last thing that t
he wealthy of the world want is government control over or ownership of the fact
ors of production. But, as we shall see, Socialism or Communism offers the Consp
iracy the greatest vehicle for concentrating and controlling the wealth. This is
the ultimate goal of these planners: power over not only the wealth of the worl
d, but also the producers of that wealth, the people themselves. So the Conspira
cy uses government to get control of the government, and total government contro
l is their goal.If government is being used by the Conspiracy to consolidate pow
er into its hands, it behooves those who wish to preserve their freedoms to unde
r-stand the very nature and function of government. Once the character of govern
ment is understood, efforts can be directed against the increase in governmental
powers over both the national economy and the lives of its citizens.A good plac
e to begin such a study is to examine the two sources claimed to be the source o
f human rights. There are only two, presuming that it is admitted that humans do
indeed have rights: either man himself, or someone or something external to man
himself, a Creator.Many of America's founding fathers were aware of the differe
nce between these two alternatives. Thomas Jefferson, for instance, stated his c
oncern and understanding thus: "The God who gave us life gave us liberty.Can the
liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these li
berties are the gift of God?"However, the corresponding alternative explanation
argues that our rights come from government, the creature of man himself. This c
ontention holds that man creates government to give man his rights.A stern warni
ng for those who do not distinguish between these two alternatives came from Wil
liam Penn. He wrote: "If men will not be governed by God, they then must be gove
rned by tyrants."There are four references to a Creator in the Declaration of In
dependence, but certain of America's leaders are now asking that God must be sep
arated from the affairs of the government. If this separation is made, as Mr. Pe
nn indicated, the people will be governed by tyrants, and future tyrants will do
all that they can to separate a belief in God from the existence of government.
A good example of the philosophy that governments grant human rights to their ci
tizens is found in the International Covenants on Human Rights, passed in 1966 b
y the United Nations. It reads, in part: "The States parties to the present Cove
nant recognize that, in the enjoyment of those rights provided by the State, in
conformity with the present Covenant, the State may subject such rights only to
such limitations as are determined by law.. .."
This document, passed unanimously by all of the parties voting,including the Uni

ted States, concluded that man's rights are granted by the government. It furthe
r concluded that these rights could be limited by law; in other words, that whic
h the government grants can be controlled by the granting body, the government.
That which the government gives can also be taken away.Man's rights under this t
hought are not very secure. Governments can change, and with the change, man's r
ights can disappear. Knowledge of this fact did not escape America's founding fa
thers, who wrote in the Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be
self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Cr
eator with certain inalienable rights...."Here, then, is the other theory of the
source of man's rights: they are given to man by his Creator. Man's rights are
inalienable (defined as incapable of being transferred) which means that they ca
n not be taken away by anyone except the entity that gave the rights in the firs
t place.