The Socialism of to-day

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Identifikator:: 835096955

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-28834

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Laveleye, Émile de

Title:: The Socialism of to-day

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Field & Tuer

Year of publication:: 1884

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (XLIV, 331 S.)

Collection:: Economics Books

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/ INTRO D UCTION xxviii isüiüil ..una iS* own destiny; there are no longer close trades nor classes, equality of right is complete; but inequality of fact remai , to irritate all the more because nothing is beyond the aspira tion of anybody. There are more deceptions because more ""ro"m”n were not so tormented by the desire to tT Vt;rf!reÄra:^io:ft: dstnorT^^ for riches, because all this was beyond their reach Ihe destiny being settled here below, it was towards *e other wmMf^Ltdiey^nic^idienh^^^ T^&^dx^wishWbe happy in this world, and are bent on destroying everything which offers an obstacle to the realization of the equal distri bution of terrestrial blessings. At the same time, men nowadays seek after wealth with far more avidity than formerly, because it forms the principal class-distinction and procures far more enjoyment than heretofore. Wealth supplies home comforts as well as the most refined luxury, the pleasure of travelling over the wide world, summers spent on breezy Alpine heights, and winters by the enchanting shores of the Mediterranean ; all this instead of the monotonous existence of the feudal

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