Every republic passes through several stages. The first stage is like
the early period of insane ravings of a blind man throwing himself
right and left. The second is the demagogy which breeds anarchy, which
inevitably leads to despotism, not of a legal and open character and,
consequently, responsible, but an unseen and unknown despotism, no less
effective because exercised by some secret organization, acting even less
ceremoniously because it is hidden under the cover and behind the backs
of different agents. The change of these agents will even help the secret
organizations, as it will thus be able to rid itself of the necessity of
spending money to reward employees of long terms of service.
Who and what can overthrow an unseen power? For such is the character of
our power. _External Masonry[3] acts as a screen for it and its aims, but
the plan of action of this power, and its very headquarters, will always
remain unknown to the people._
Liberty could also be harmless and remain on the state program without
detriment to the well-being of the people if it were to retain the ideas
of the belief in God and human fraternity, free from the conception of
equality for such a conception is in contradiction to the laws of nature
which establish subordination. With such a faith the people would be
governed by the guardians of the parish and would thrive quietly and
obediently under the guidance of their spiritual leader, accepting God’s
dispensation on earth. It is for this reason that we must undermine
faith, tearing from the minds of the GOYS the very principal of God and
Soul, and substituting mathematical formulas and material needs.
In order that the minds of the GOYS may have no time to think and notice
things, it is necessary to divert them in the direction of industry
and commerce. Thus all nations will seek their own profit, and while
engaged in the struggle they will not notice their common enemy. But in
order that liberty should finally undermine and ruin the GOY’S society,
it is necessary to put industry on a basis of speculation. The result
of this will be that everything, absorbed by industry from the land,
will not remain in the hands of the GOYS, but will be directed towards
speculation; that is, it will come into our coffers.
The intense struggle for supremacy, the shocks to economic life, will
create, moreover have already created, disappointed, cold, and heartless
societies. These societies will have complete disgust for high politics
and religion. Their only guide will be calculation, _i.e._, gold, for
which they will have a real cult because of the material delights which
it can supply. It will be at that stage that the lower classes of the
GOYS, not for the sake of doing good, nor even for the sake of wealth,
but solely because of their hatred towards the privileged, will follow us
against our competitors for power, the intelligent GOYS.