British Socialism: An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical ProposalsBarker, J. Ellis
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British Socialism: An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals
Barker, J. Ellis
Socialism; Socialism -- Great Britain
"4. The utmost freedom of physical, moral, and intellectual
development for each and all consistent with the necessities of an
organised social State.
"The Socialist's adhesion to the doctrine of the Class War involves
his opposition to all measures subserving the interest of any section
of capitalism. This coupled with his 'Internationalism' leaves him no
choice but to be the enemy of 'his country' and the friend of his
country's enemies whenever 'his country' (which means of course the
dominant classes of his country, who always are for that matter his
enemies) plays the game of the capitalist. Let us have no humbug! The
man who cannot on occasion be (if needs be) the declared and active
enemy of that doubtful entity, 'his country,' is no Social
Democrat."[339]
"Justice being henceforth identified with confiscation, and injustice
with the right of property, there remains only the question of 'ways
and means.' Our bourgeois apologist, admitting as he must that the
present possessors of land and capital hold possession of them simply
by right of superior force, can hardly refuse to admit the right of
the proletariat organised to that end to take possession of them by
right of superior force. The only question remaining is, How? And the
only answer is, How you can."[340]
FOOTNOTES:
[279] Page 17.
[280] Blatchford, _Merrie England_, p. 100.
[281] _Clarion_, October 11, 1907.
[282] Sidney Webb, _The Difficulties of Individualism_, p. 10.
[283] _Fabian Essays in Socialism_, pp. 26, 27.
[284] Blatchford, _Merrie England_, p. 99.
[285] Blatchford, _What is this Socialism?_ p. 1.
[286] _Socialist Annual_, 1907, p. 39.
[287] Kirtlan, _Socialism for Christians_, p. 15.
[288] Tillett, _Trades Unionism and Socialism_, p. 12.
[289] _Manifesto of the Socialist Party of Great Britain_, p. 9.
[290] _Basis of the Fabian Society._
[291] Blatchford, _Real Socialism_, p. 10.
[292] Macdonald, _Socialism_, p. 103.
[293] Keir Hardie, _From Serfdom to Socialism_, p. 11.
[294] Ethel Snowden, _The Woman Socialist_, p. 3.
[295] Sorge, _Socialism and the Worker_, p. 9.
[296] Blatchford, _Real Socialism_, p. 3.
[297] Macdonald, _Socialism_, p. 103.
[298] Blatchford, _What is this Socialism?_ p. 2.
[299] _Socialism made Plain_, p. 10.
[300] Blatchford, _The Pope's Socialism_, p. 3.
[301] Hobart, _Social-Democracy_, p. 7.
[302] Gronlund, _Co-operative Commonwealth_, p. 94.
[303] Jaures, _Practical Socialism_, p. 3.
[304] _Socialism Made Plain_, p. 8.
[305] Gronlund, _Co-operative Commonwealth_, p. 105.
[306] Jaures, _Practical Socialism_, p. 5.
[307] Kautsky, _The Social Revolution_, p. 10.
[308] Sidney Webb, _The Difficulties of Individualism_, p. 10.
[309] Bax, _The Ethics of Socialism_, pp. 75, 76.
[310] _Ibid._ p. 83.
[311] Blatchford, _The Pope's Socialism_, p. 6.
[312] Muse, _Poverty and Drunkenness_, p. 9.
[313] _Facts for Socialists_, p. 7.
[314] Guyot, _Pretensions of Socialism_, p. 16.
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