The spirit of socialism, by Gustave Le Bon

Socialism is the summary of many desires, beliefs, and principles of reform that captivate minds, so governments fear it and legislators conceal it, and nations see in it a new dawn. Thus, (Lébon) opened his research on socialism, in which he applied the ideas he had previously established in his books "The Secret of the Development of Nations" and "The Spirit of Communities," where he did not delve into the details of socialist doctrines, but rather focused on studying its essence, examining the reasons for its emergence, and the factors that hinder or promote its spread. He pointed out the constant conflict between the old principles that have been ingrained through inheritance in souls and that societies still rely on, and the modern principles that are built by the new environments emerging from the development of sciences and modern industry. Number of pages: 327