There is nothing in them of that fine despair which made Stuart Mill welcome socialism itself rather than allow the continuance of the new capitalist system.
Harold J. Laski: “There is nothing in them of that fine despair which made Stuart Mill welcome socialism itself rather than allow the…”
Editor's note · Context
Laski contrasts the despair of Stuart Mill with the more utilitarian views of his contemporaries regarding socialism.
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