Project Gutenberg 2011-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 104 Silvin, Edward 1877 13026253 Why I am in favor of socialism Produced by Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Why I am in favor of socialism" by Edward Silvin is a collection of essays that presents various arguments in support of socialism, likely written in the early 20th century. The book compiles perspectives from multiple authors, each discussing their reasons for endorsing socialism as a means to address social and economic inequalities and promote collective welfare. It serves as both an exploration of socialist ideals and a call to contemplate the future of social organization. In this work, contributors articulate their beliefs about the potential of socialism to enhance individual rights, ensure economic justice, and foster cooperation over competition. They express concerns about the consequences of capitalism, such as exploitation, poverty, and inequality, and advocate for a system in which resources and production would be collectively owned. Silvin's compilation leans into themes of justice, equality, and the inherent rights of individuals to benefit from their labor, emphasizing a future governed by principles of cooperation and brotherhood rather than individual greed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/37141/37141-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 46.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Socialism HX Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Politics 114323 2025-08-15T06:44:31.070714 text/html 105583 2021-01-08T01:39:30 text/html 195213 2025-08-15T06:44:33.757716 application/epub+zip 196243 2025-08-15T06:44:31.609771 application/epub+zip 96786 2025-08-15T06:44:31.324737 application/epub+zip 240034 2025-08-15T06:44:35.484734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226371 2025-08-15T06:44:33.460731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128072 2022-09-17T05:22:31.831660 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94769 2025-08-15T06:44:30.804719 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 94539 2021-01-08T01:39:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17980 2025-08-15T06:44:35.638695 application/rdf+xml 12597 2025-08-15T06:44:31.406728 image/jpeg 1920 2025-08-15T06:44:31.365715 image/jpeg 190933 2021-01-08T01:39:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 33542 2021-01-08T01:39:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 192678 2025-08-15T06:44:31.085727 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