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Clement Attlee on Socialism

1883–1967 England

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Socialism is not the invention of an individual. It is essentially the outcome of economic and social conditions. The evils that Capitalism brings differ in intensity in different countries, but, the root cause of the trouble once discerned, the remedy is seen to be the same by thoughtful men and women. The cause is the private ownership of the means of life; the remedy is public ownership.

I joined the socialist movement because I did not like the kind of society we had and wanted something better.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Clement Attlee (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.