Now this habit of being always on the alert for new extensions, and new processes, and new Investments, is of the utmost value to a progressive community, and it cannot be found to such purpose anywhere as with the capitalistic despot the socialists denounce, whose zeal and judgment are alike sharpened by his hope of personal gain and risk of personal loss.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
Again, with a reform of our land laws, small Investments in land will certainly be facilitated, especially among the agricultural class.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
Socialists would no doubt condemn all such Investments for the same reason as they generally condemn the co-operative movement, because they would tend to create "a new class with one foot in the camp of the bourgeoisie and the other in the camp of the proletariat."
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae