Masters of Deceit

I am going to try and do a book review every couple of months or so, we will see how it goes. My first book was written by J Edgar Hoover, a man that I believe is one of America's great unsung hero's.

Masters of Deceit was written to expose the communist threat to America in the 1950's, but it has an even greater relevance today. This book stands as a witness that the efforts of the left today have a very long history that has not varied from the time our grandparents fought against it. We are facing very dangerous times, against very patient and committed foes.

Here are a few quotes that I found very interesting and relevant to our day.

Page 247
The communist party has stated: "The negro race must understand that capitalism means racial oppression and communism means social and racial equality."

The left has not changed this message, only some of the words in it.

Page 259
On January 23, 1918, the soviets issued a sweeping decree"on the separation of the church from the state, and of the school from the church."

Ever wonder about the origins of the often repeated mantra of separation of church and state.

Page 507
Lenin was more pointed "As long as capitalism and socialism exist, we cannot live in peace; in the end one or the other will triumph."

He is right, they cannot both exist in the same place, it is one or the other.