King rejected both laissez-faire capitalism and communism; King had read Marx while at Morehouse but rejected communism because of its "materialistic interpretation of history" that denied religion, its "ethical relativism", and its "political totalitarianism". He stated that one focused too much on the individual while the other focused too much on the collective.
king rejected both laissez-faire capitalism and communism; king had read marx while at morehouse but rejected communism because of its "materialistic interpretation of history" that denied religion its "ethical relativism" and its "political totalitarianism" he stated that one focused too much on the individual while the other focused too much on the collective