Project Gutenberg 2011-05-29 Public domain in the USA. 133 Bradlaugh, Charles 1833 1891 Bradlaugh, C. (Charles) Iconoclast Some Objections To Socialism From "The Atheistic Platform", Twelve Lectures Produced by David Widger "Some Objections To Socialism" by Charles Bradlaugh is a political pamphlet written in the late 19th century. This publication critiques socialist ideologies and movements that emerged during that time, examining their implications and feasibility. It presents a counterargument to the socialistic vision of abolishing private property to alleviate poverty and suggests that such measures could lead to a decline in individual initiative and economic productivity. In the book, Bradlaugh articulates various arguments against socialism, highlighting the dangers of collective ownership and state control of all economic resources. He addresses the failures of past socialist experiments and emphasizes the importance of private property as a means of encouraging individual enterprise and thrift. Bradlaugh advocates for gradual reform through cooperative efforts and trade unions rather than revolution, arguing that meaningful social improvements can be achieved without dismantling existing structures. Through statistical evidence and examples, he aims to illustrate that socialism, while well-intentioned, could ultimately harm the very individuals it seeks to help. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Socialism -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century HX Text Category: Politics Category: Economics 59850 2025-08-14T16:10:18.410881 text/html 54826 2013-01-28T00:24:52 text/html 101597 2025-08-14T16:10:23.470300 application/epub+zip 100228 2025-08-14T16:10:21.340300 application/epub+zip 78453 2025-08-14T16:10:20.247327 application/epub+zip 201341 2025-08-14T16:10:25.008373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194179 2025-08-14T16:10:22.805294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175048 2022-09-16T14:30:57.849355 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50663 2025-08-14T16:10:18.190881 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 50554 2011-05-29T13:41:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 50545 2011-05-29T13:41:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20024 2025-08-14T16:10:25.134297 application/rdf+xml 13219 2025-08-14T16:10:20.742306 image/jpeg 3137 2025-08-14T16:10:20.499333 image/jpeg 18984 2011-05-29T13:41:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 19943 2013-01-28T00:24:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 18965 2011-05-29T13:41:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 100208 2025-08-14T16:10:18.416875 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia