Project Gutenberg 2008-01-17 Public domain in the USA. 82 Spargo, John 1876 1966 The Common Sense of Socialism A Series of Letters Addressed to Jonathan Edwards, of Pittsburg Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Common Sense of Socialism" by John Spargo is a political treatise written in the early 20th century. This work is comprised of a series of letters addressing a character named Jonathan Edwards, in which Spargo aims to elucidate the principles of socialism and respond to common criticisms and misconceptions about the movement. The book presents a critical examination of social injustices and economic disparities, particularly focusing on the plight of the working class in America and the moral implications of wealth distribution. At the start of the text, Spargo introduces Jonathan, who expresses curiosity and confusion regarding socialist ideas after reading various opinions and listening to speakers. He praises Jonathan's earnestness for seeking understanding over blind acceptance. The opening portion outlines the dire state of working Americans, emphasizing the stark contrasts between wealth and poverty, and inviting readers to recognize the failures of the current capitalist system. Spargo presents various statistics and anecdotal evidence to bolster his arguments while condemning the socioeconomic structures that perpetuate inequality, urging his correspondent—and the readers—to engage thoughtfully with the topic. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Socialism HX Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Politics Browsing: Sociology 382440 377149 2024-09-10T11:08:31.886965 2023-09-11T04:35:10.657939 text/html text/html 378506 2008-01-17T04:48:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 267405 2008-01-17T04:48:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 340420 2024-09-10T11:08:39.911900 application/epub+zip 342104 2024-09-10T11:08:34.027928 application/epub+zip 197993 2024-09-10T11:08:32.824973 application/epub+zip 534395 2024-09-10T11:08:44.243946 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506639 2024-09-10T11:08:38.798891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382934 2022-09-11T09:32:39.758202 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340921 340818 2024-09-10T11:08:30.907927 2023-09-11T04:35:09.778934 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 340831 2008-01-17T04:48:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 124407 2008-01-17T04:48:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 340823 2008-01-17T04:48:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124386 2008-01-17T04:48:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20153 2024-09-10T11:08:44.407879 application/rdf+xml 17242 2024-09-10T11:08:33.186938 image/jpeg 4389 2024-09-10T11:08:33.002972 image/jpeg 322255 2024-09-10T11:08:31.924035 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia