The conquest of bread

One of the current objections to Commimism, and Socialism altogether, is that the idea is so old, and yet it could never be realized. Schemes of ideal States haimted the thinkers of Ancient Greece; later on, the early Christians joined in communist groups; centuries later, large commimist brotherhoods came into existence during the Reform movement. Then, the same ideals were revived during the great English and French Revolutions; and finally, quite lately, in 1848, a revolution, inspired to a great extent with Socialist ideals, took place in France. And yet, you see, we are told, how far away is still the realization of your schemes. Don tyou think that there is some fimdamental error in your imderstanding of human natiu-e and its needs? At first sight this objection seems very serious. However, the moment we consider human history more attentively, it loses its strength.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org