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Excerpt from Social Theories and Social Facts

One of the fundamental errors seems to lie in the assumption that the social and economic conditions now developing are new. As a matter of fact they are not new, but are pro ceeding in orderly evolution, substantially the same as have always existed, differing in de gree indeed but not in kind. The funda mental inequality of man through heredity, birth, and environment has always led to in equality Of condition, unequal distribution of wealth and of opportunity, but the progress achieved throughout the long roll of centuries.

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Excerpt from Social Theories and Social Facts

If there is a great deal written on the subject of the economic and social conditions of the present time, the subject is of such vast importance and far-reaching consequences, not only to our continued prosperity but to our very existence as a true republic, that it may be forgiven if another student of the questions involved ventures to present his views upon the subject and offer a few suggestions which if not new may at least be pertinent.

One of the fundamental errors seems to lie in the assumption that the social and economic conditions now developing are new. As a matter of fact they are not new, but are proceeding in orderly evolution, substantially the same as have always existed, differing in degree indeed but not in kind.

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.