Dr. Bill King's Theory Is Backed Up

Many years ago, a close friend of mine and I were sitting in a restaurant discussing politics. His name was Dr. Bill King. He was an optometrist in National City, at the South Bay Plaza. He was probably one of the most brilliant persons I have ever met. I shall never forget him. May he rest in peace. I used to call him "Doc." Government and politics were his favorite topics. He enjoyed criticizing communism. He claimed that communism was created by very intelligent men. However, those men were incapable, in spite of their intelligence to become wealthy. They were jealous of the wealthy and successful. They were jealous of the hard-working, skilled and disciplined. Those were Doc's claims. I had not thought of our conversation in many years (it took place over 40 years ago). Approximately 3 days ago, I came across a quote that reminded me distinctly of "good old Doc." It was written by Henry Hazlitt, who was an American economist, philosopher, literary critic and journalist. Hazlitt died in 1993, at the age of 99. I have no idea if Dr. King had ever heard of Hazlitt.

"The whole gospel of Karl Marx can be summed up in a single sentence: Hate the man who is better off than you are. Never, under any circumstances, admit that his success may be due to his own efforts, to the productive contribution he has made to the whole community. Always attribute his success to the exploitation, the cheating, the more or less open robbery of others. Never, under any circumstances, admit that your own failure may be owing to your weakness, or that the failure of anyone else may be due to his own defects - his laziness, incompetence, improvidence, or stupidity." Henry Hazlitte