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The Revolution in the Mind and Practice of the Human Race(From the Preface)
Owen, Robert
Robert Owen
(Early English Utopian Socialist, 17711858)T
Those informed know that all the materials are amply prepared, ready to create a happy future; but that to effect this result, the materials must be wisely applied, to form a scientific arrangement of society, based on an accurate knowledge of human nature. Means are, therefore, now required to induce the public to investigate this important subject, which is in direct opposition to the false and fatal association of ideas which, from birth, have been forced into the minds and upon the habits of people.