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William Thompson

(1775—1833) socialist and economist

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Robert Owen

Robert Owen  

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(1771–1858)Welsh social reformer. Owen is best remembered as a campaigner against the abuses of the industrial revolution, and for the model cotton factory he set up in New Lanark. In political ...
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socialism  

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An economic system in which the means of production are controlled by the state. Also known as socialist economy. Contrast capitalism. See also marxism.
Thomas De Quincey

Thomas De Quincey  

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(1785–1859),ran away from Manchester Grammar School to the homeless wanderings in Wales and London which he was to describe in Confessions of an English Opium Eater (1822). He afterwards went to ...

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