Excerpt from Appeal Socialist Classics, Vol. 1: The Elements of SovialismIn this pamphlet Socialism is defined in its various aspects - as a passion for, and effort toward, industrial equality; a theory of social evolution, a system of political economy, an organized international movement and a social ideal. With each definition is given one or more selections from some authoritative Socialist writer, illustrating the matter defined. These selections are mainly chosen for their conciseness and simplicity of style.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.