What William Morris thinks about government

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English designer, writer and socialist (1834 to 1896); author of Signs of Change.

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1 dated position, c. 1883–1888, in their own words. Our reading of what William Morris has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. c. 1883–1888

   Our readingThe real masters of society are landlords and capitalists, whom political reform alone would not touch

   Their wordsThe real masters of Society, the real tyrants of the people, are the Landlords and Capitalists, whom your political triumph would not interfere with.

   ↗Signs of Change: Seven Lectures (1888; 1896 edition)gutenberg.org All 20 from this book