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I think that the present Democrats are widely tinged with this idea, and to me it is a matter of hope that it is so; whatever of error there is in it, it means advance beyond the complete barrenness of the mere political programme. I THINK THAT THE PRESENT DEMOCRATS ARE WIDELY TINGED WITH THIS IDEA AND TO ME IT IS A MATTER OF HOPE THAT IT IS SO WHATEVER VERA THERE IS IN IT IT MEANS ADVANCE BEYOND THE COMPLETE BARRENNESS OF THE MERE POLITICAL PROGRAMME
ll the Russias uses. {43} But it will be said, and certainly with much truth, that not all the Democrats are for mere political reform. I say that I believe that this is true, and it is a very important truth too. I will go farther, and will say that all those Democrats who can be distinguished from Whigs do intend social reforms which they hope will somewhat alter the relations of the classes towards each other; and there is, generally speaking, amongst Democrats a leaning towards a kind of limited State-Socialism, and it is through that that they hope to bring about a peaceful revolution, which, if it does not introduce a condition of equality, will at least make the workers better off and contented with their lot. They hope to get a body of representatives elected to Parliament, and by them to get measure after measure passed which will tend towards this goal; nor would some of them, perhaps most of them, be discontented if by this means we could glide into complete State-Socialism. BLIND IGNORANCE AS THE CZAR OF ALL THE RUSSIAS USES BUT IT WILL BE SAID AND CERTAINLY WITH MUCH TRUTH THAT NOT ALL THE DEMOCRATS ARE FOR MERE POLITICAL REFORM I SAY THAT I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS TRUE AND IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT TRUTH TOO I WILL GO FARTHER AND WILL SAY THAT ALL THOSE DEMOCRATS WHO CAN BE DISTINGUISHED FROM WHIGS DO INTEND SOCIAL REFORMS WHICH THEY HOPE WILL SOMEWHAT ALTER THE RELATIONS OF THE CLASSES TOWARDS EACH OTHER AND THERE IS GENERALLY SPEAKING AMONGST DEMOCRATS A LEANING TOWARDS A KIND OF LIMITED STATE SOCIALISM AND IT IS THROUGH THAT THEY HOPE TO BRING ABOUT A PEACEFUL REVOLUTION WHICH IF IT DOES NOT INTRODUCE A CONDITION OF EQUALITY WILL AT LEAST MAKE THE WORKERS BETTER OFF AND CONTENTED WITH THEIR LOT THEY HOPE TO GET A BODY OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT AND BY THEM TO GET MEASURE AFTER MEASURE PAST WHICH WILL TEND TOWARDS THIS GOAL NOR WOULD SOME OF THEM PERHAPS MOST OF THEM BE DISCONTENTED IF BY THIS MEANS WE COULD GLIDE INTO COMPLETE STATE SOCIALISM
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