“Human history, like all great movements, was cyclical, and returned to the point of beginning. The idea of indefinite progress in a right line was a chimera of the imagination, with no analogue in nature. The parabola of a comet was perhaps a yet better illustration of the career of humanity. Tending upward and sunward from the aphelion of barbarism, the race attained the perihelion of civilization only to plunge downward once more to its nether goal in the regions of chaos.”
Quote by Edward Bellamy
Work
Looking Backward 2000-1887
Edward Bellamy's science fiction novel depicts a future society that has evolved into a utopian community, as seen through the eyes of a man who travels back in time to the year 1887. The story delves into the political, social, and economic changes that have transformed society, offering a critical view of the 19th century from a futuristic standpoint. more
Author
Edward Bellamy
Edward Bellamy was an American author best known for his utopian novel 'Looking Backward', which had a profound impact on socialist thought in the late 19th century. more
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