Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. View quoted note →

In the wilderness of the New World, the Plymouth Pilgrims had progressed from the false dream of communism to the sound realism of capitalism. At a time of economic uncertainty and growing political paternalism, it is worthwhile recalling this beginning of the American experiment and experience with economic freedom. This is the lesson of the First Thanksgiving. This year, when we, Americans sit around our dining table with family and friends, we should also remember that what we are really celebrating is the birth of free men and free enterprise in that New World of America. The true meaning of Thanksgiving, in other words, is the triumph of Capitalism over the failure of Collectivism in all its forms.

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Thanksgiving: Celebrating the Birth of American Free Enterprise – The Future of Freedom Foundation

This time of the year, whether in good economic times or bad, is when Americans gather with their families and friends and enjoy a Thanksgiving mea...