“People nowadays interchange gifts and favors out of friendship, but buying and selling is considered absolutely inconsistent with the mutual benevolence which should prevail between citizens and the sense of community of interest which supports our social system. According to our ideas, buying and selling is essentially anti-social in all its tendencies. It is an education in self-seeking at the expense of others, and no society whose citizens are trained in such a school can possibly rise above a very low grade of civilization”
Quote by Edward Bellamy
Work
Looking Backward: From 2000 to 1887
This book is a speculative fiction that presents a narrative from the year 2000, reflecting on the societal changes and advancements that have occurred over a century. The protagonist, a man named Julian West, is placed into a deep sleep in 1887 and wakes up in the futuristic year of 2000, providing a unique perspective on the evolution of society. 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