Cabet

American  

[ka-be] / kaˈbɛ /

noun

1. Étienne 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.

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Example Sentences

Deeply scarred by the 1930s Depression, politicians, labor leaders and intellectuals adopted the slogan of 19th century French Utopian Socialist Etienne Cabet: "Nothing is impossible for a government that wants the good of its citizens."

From Time Magazine Archive

Cabet, who had remained in France, had more than one judicial investigation to undergo in consequence, but was honourably acquitted.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

When the announcement was made in his paper, Le Populaire, the responses were so numerous that Cabet believed that "more than a million coöperators" were eager for the experiment.

From Our Foreigners A Chronicle of Americans in the Making by Orth, Samuel Peter

Cabet, born in Dijon, France, in 1788, was the son of a fairly prosperous cooper, and received a good university education.

From Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles by Spargo, John

When the clamor rose for a practical test of the theories set forth so alluringly, Cabet visited Robert Owen in England and sought advice as to the best site for such an experiment.

From Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles by Spargo, John