Socialism

A socialist, says an old rhyme, gives up his penny and pockets your shilling; in a blood-curdling cartoon, he reaches for a bomb. Which picture should the public believe?

Writing in the early twentieth century, John Spargo confronts a movement growing rapidly in America and across Europe—and the suspicions that cling to its name. He argues that Socialism is neither a plot for equal shares of every fortune nor a creed of violence, but a question of how people might secure a happier, fairer life together. Yet even Herbert Spencer, convinced Socialism would inevitably triumph, feared it would bring disaster and despotism; others saw the long-awaited promise of human brotherhood. Spargo asks citizens to look past caricature and take the stakes seriously. What, then, is Socialism—and what future does it truly hold?

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