That was true as to direct causes, but it seems
apparent to-day that the Socialistic movement could not possibly have
been carried to ultimate success. The world was not ready to accept
Fourier's theories far enough to abandon civilization and live the
Simple Life. The era of the millennium had not arrived. That era has not
yet arrived, for that matter, and while there are enthusiasts who assure
us the dawn of the glorious morning is almost within sight, we others
are not quite able to see it. There are not many of the Socialists of
1840 now living, but the few of us left to those later days have not
much interest in the Socialistic dogmas now current. None the less, we
who can look back to the Socialism of the early times, still cherish
memories of Brook Farm as among the dearest this earth affords.
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