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Page 182 - Whittaker, of. cit., p. 197. himself, the right to pursue a middle course. It is generally admitted that most, if not all, actions can be carried to their extreme, either one way or the other. Equally...
Page 181 - Can socialism as an ideal embrace the whole life of man, supply it with the necessary objects and powers, fully develop man's capabilities and satisfy the desire for happiness...
Page 182 - Socialism makes man the centre of all effort, but its conception of human nature is too external.
Page 132 - Its work has no spiritual background. Everything it does affects only the limited surface of life.
Page 42 - Socialism does this from the point of view of society, not of the individual. This makes it less abstract, and connects it more closely with our actual circumstances and duties.
Page 157 - Hegel was certainly right when he said that the only thing we can learn from history is that neither rulers nor peoples have ever learned anything from it.