NEW WORLDS FOR OLD
A PLAIN ACCOUNT OF MODERNSOCIALISM
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
“Undiluted Atheism, theft and immorality…. I know of no language sufficientlypotent to express fully my absolute detestation of what I believe to be the mostpoisonous doctrine ever put forward, namely Socialism.”
His Grace the Duke of Rutland.
“Let all parties then unite to defeat this insidious Socialism which is threateningthe country, and take immediate steps to expose and bring it to light. The countrymay truly be said to be sleeping over a veritable volcano which the next generalelection may precipitate, unless steps are taken at once to bring this nightmare intothe light of day and force it out of its creeping nocturnal habits.”
Mr. Dudley S. A. Cosby in the Westminster Review.
“Many people think that it is possible to conduct a victorious campaign with thesingle watchword ‘Down with Socialism.’ Well, I am not fond of mere negatives.I do not like fighting an abstract noun. My objection to Anti-Socialism as a platformis that Socialism means so many different things. On this point I agree with Mr.Asquith. I will wait before I denounce Socialism till I see what form it takes…Socialism is not necessarily synonymous with robbery. Correctly used, the wordonly signifies a particular view of the proper relation of the State to its citizens, atendency to substitute public for private ownership, or to restrict the freedom ofindividual enterprise in the interests of the public. But there are some forms ofproperty which we all admit should be public and not private, and the freedomof individual enterprise is already limited by a hundred laws. Socialism andIndividualism,—I am not fond of these abstract phrases. There are opposingprinciples which enter in various proportions into the constitution of every civilizedsociety. It is merely a question of degree. One community is more Socialistic than