Oscar Wilde
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Irish poet, playwright and essayist (1854 to 1900); author of The Soul of Man under Socialism.
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16 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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The chief advantage of socialism would be relief from having to live for others (opens korrents.com)
“The chief advantage that would result from the establishment of Socialism is, undoubtedly, the fact that Socialism would relieve us from that sordid necessity of living for others which, in the present condition of…”
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Relieving the poor aggravates poverty; society should be rebuilt so poverty is impossible (opens korrents.com)
“But this is not a solution: it is an aggravation of the difficulty. The proper aim is to try and reconstruct society on such a basis that poverty will be impossible.”
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Using private property to relieve the evils of private property is immoral and unfair (opens korrents.com)
“It is immoral to use private property in order to alleviate the horrible evils that result from the institution of private property. It is both immoral and unfair.”
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The chief advantage of socialism would be relief from having to live for others (opens korrents.com)