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Understanding Socialism: Part Two. The Seeds of Socialism.
Unf*cking The Republic
The Life and Times of Robert Owen
Robert Owen was an exemplary member of the newly defined merchant class rising through society as a successful businessman. His atheism shut him out of much of the upper echelon of society and contributed to his own radical transformation from good-natured elitist to working-class champion. The cost of caring for the poor, outlays that had been taken a considerable measure as an insurance policy against a French-style revolution in Britain, rose as the wartime prosperity ended. But what Owen was able to construct due to his significant personal means stands as one of the ultimate tests of faith in socialist doctrine.
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