Men and thought in modern history . h deliberatechanges of popular opinion and sentiments, is the only truesovereign of a free people. Whoever rejects it does, bynecessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity isimpossible; the rule of a minority, as a permanent arrange-ment, is wholly inadmissible; so that, rejecting the majorityprinciple, anarchy or despotism, in some form, is all thatis left.—Abraham Lincoln. Instead of that divinity which doth hedge a king wehave now the divinity which doth hedge a parliament. Themany-headed government appointed by multitudes of igno-rant people, whic
Men and thought in modern history . h deliberatechanges of popular opinion and sentiments, is the only truesovereign of a free people. Whoever rejects it does, bynecessity, fly to anarchy or to despotism. Unanimity isimpossible; the rule of a minority, as a permanent arrange-ment, is wholly inadmissible; so that, rejecting the majorityprinciple, anarchy or despotism, in some form, is all thatis left.—Abraham Lincoln. Instead of that divinity which doth hedge a king wehave now the divinity which doth hedge a parliament. Themany-headed government appointed by multitudes of igno-rant people, which has replaced the single-headed govern-ment supposed to be appointed by heaven, claims, and isaccorded, the same unrestricted powers. The sacred rightof the majority, who are mostly stupid and ill-informed, tocoerce the minority, often more intelligent and betterinformed, is supposed to extend to all commands whateverwhich the majority may issue; and the rectitude of thisarrangement is considered self-evident.—Herbert KARL MARX. [Page 148 Chapter XI. KARL MARX AND SOCIALISM. IF one were asked to mention the book in the whole worldwhich has been at once the most talked about and theleast read, one could hardly go wrong in namingKarl Marxs Das Kapital. Some enquiries havebeen made, before venturing that statement, at librariesand bookshops, to ascertain whether the work is frequentlyborrowed, bought and enquired for, and the result has beento remove any hesitation in awarding to it the certificatefor Greatest Unread Repute. The first volume, the onlyone of the three to be published during the lifetime of theauthor, disappointed him by reason of its small sale. Itwas translated into English by Moore and Aveling, andrevised by Friedrich Engels. The volume has been twicereprinted. The entire work has been translated by and published at Chicago. It has not reacheda second edition, and no publisher in Great Britain ha?deemed it worth while to issue a transla
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