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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Cabet

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

The remainder followed Cabet to the deserted Mormon town of Nauvoo, Illinois, where vacant houses offered immediate shelter and where they enjoyed an interval of prosperity.

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

Cabet accepted Owen's advice and called for volunteers to form the "advance guard" of settlers, the number responding being pitifully, almost ludicrously, small.

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

Cabet, in Corsica, joined the radical anti-administration forces, and became a thorn in the side of the government.

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

Bakunin used it in the congress at Berne in 1868, to oppose it to the communistic régime of Cabet.

From Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Samuel P. Orth