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100 1 _aBenson, Allan L.
_q(Allan Louis),
_d1871-1940
245 1 4 _aThe truth about socialism
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-12-05
508 _aRichard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Truth About Socialism" by Allan L. Benson is a political manifesto written in the early 20th century. The work explores the principles and implications of socialism, arguing for public ownership of the means of production and challenging the inequalities perpetuated by capitalism. The author addresses issues such as poverty, labor rights, and the manipulation of the working class by wealthy capitalists, aiming to provide a more equitable society through collective action. At the start of the text, Benson passionately appeals to the "disinherited," stating that the American nation should belong to all its citizens rather than a privileged few. He acknowledges the existence of vast wealth alongside extreme poverty, urging readers to reclaim their right to a fair share of the nation's resources. He critiques the ineffectiveness of traditional political solutions and emphasizes that socialism is the remedy for achieving true economic justice and individual empowerment. The opening establishes a tone of urgency and calls for a unified movement toward societal change. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: B.W. Huebsch, 1912
653 _aSocialism
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/cu31924030332211
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69480
999 _c110266
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