Hubbard described himself as an anarchist and a socialist. He believed in social, economic, domestic, political, mental and spiritual freedom. In "A Message to Garcia and Thirteen Other Things" (1901), Hubbard explained his "Credo" by writing "I believe John Ruskin, William Morris, Henry Thoreau, Walt Whitman and Leo Tolstoy to be Prophets of God, and they should rank in mental reach and spiritual insight with Elijah, Hosea, Ezekiel and Isaiah." Yet, common themes throughout his works portray him as a capitalist, with his pro-business beliefs and anti-union beliefs.