The Altruist in Politics
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The Altruist in Politics is by Benjamin N. Cardozo. The text quotes Count Tolstoi as writing that it used to appear to him that the small number of cultivated, rich and idle men, of whom he was one, composed the whole of humanity, and that the millions and millions of other men who had lived and are still living were not in reality men at all. The text says that again and again the altruist has arisen in politics, has bidden us share with others the product of our toil, and has proclaimed the communistic dogma as the panacea for our social ills.
The text says Owen was led to put his trust in education as the great moulder of the minds of men. The text says it may perhaps serve to lessen cant and open the way for fresh and vigorous thought if we once convince ourselves that altruism cannot be the rule of life, and that its logical result is the dwarfing of the individual man.
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- Author
- Benjamin N. Cardozo
- Reading time
- About 10 minutes
- Pages
- 7
- Language
- English
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- Political Philosophy
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