The Making of a Socialist: Le Document Humain (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from The Making of a Socialist: Le Document Humain

As the story of a working man, who by force of circumstances was forced from the bench, to give his time to reading and study, and thus to see things a little more intelligently than many of the workers have opportunity to do, I want this sketch of my life to be considered.

I have ventured to have this story published for several reasons one is, that several who read it in the New York Call have written to me suggest ing such a course; another is, that while we have built up a good scientific literature of Socialism here in America, yet we are short of books of lighter vein, biography, fiction, poetry mere literature with us is scant, soi feel there is a place for such a book; again I don't know why the story is not well enuf told to be put into a book; but the reason above all others is, that my faith in the Cause is such, that I would rather myname be permanently connected with it than with anything else.

The Making of My Socialism I consider the most important thing in my life; for the Cause, I have thrown away any chances I may have had of professional success; I have sacrificed many things that once loomed big for me, and thus I want to put on record my affiliation with the International Socialist Movement.

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