Excerpt from Recent American Socialism I have tried first to understand American socialism, and then to present it in such manner, that others may likewise understand it. I have endeavored to let the parties concerned speak for themselves, as far as possible. Newspapers and magazines are full Of arguments against socialism, but it is not plain that the foe is always known. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.