Beatrice Webb Flashcards
1
Q
Human nature
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- The damage instilled by capitalism upon the human psyche will be compunded only by violent revolution
- Humanity needs to be guided back, gradually, to its original cooperative condition
2
Q
The state
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If harnessed to universal suffrage, the existing state could be used to effect a gradual transition to socialism
3
Q
Society
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The poverty and inequalities of a capitalist society continue to depress human potential while fostering regressive competition
4
Q
The economy
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A chaotic capitalist economy will gradually be replaced by one which secures for workers the full fruits of their labour, based on a common ownership of the means of production
