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Demos

CHAPTER XVII
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Besides, we have the blessings of free speech, and with the tongue and pen we must be content to fight, other modes of warfare being barbarous.

Those who in their inconsiderate zeal had severed the Socialist body, were taking upon themselves a very grave responsibility; not only had they troubled the movement internally, but they would doubtless succeed in giving it a bad name with many who were hitherto merely indifferent, and who might in time have been brought over.

Let it be understood that in this hall the true doctrine was preached, and that the 'Fiery Cross' was the true organ of English Socialism as distinguished from foreign crazes.

The strength of England had ever been her sobriety; Englishmen did not fly at impossibilities like noisy children.

He would not hesitate to say that the revolutionism preached in the newspaper called the 'Tocsin' was dangerous, was immoral.


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