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THE THEORY OF SOCIAL REVOLUTIONS
PREFATORY NOTE The first chapter of the following book was published, in substantially its present form, in the _Atlantic Monthly_ for April, 1913. I have to thank the editor for his courtesy in assenting to my wish to reprint. The other chapters have not appeared before. I desire also to express my obligations to my [...]
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