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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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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 leading exponents of this Communism of the workers were Wilhelm Weitling, in Germany, and Étienne Cabet, in France.

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

Cabet chose exile, and took up his residence in England, where he fell under the influence of Owen's agitation and became a convert to his Socialistic views.

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

His ideas were subsequently systematized and developed by Fourier, Proudhon, Cabet, and Louis Blanc in France, and by Weibling and Stirner in Germany.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by J. H. Kurtz

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 John Spargo

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