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Four Minute Essays By Dr. Frank Crane: 101 total pages.

the great­est ally of faith, of the spirit, because he is not an ally, but disinterested. 60 FOUR MINUTE ESSAYS He brings powerful and timely aid to the work of Carlyle, Ruskin, and Emerson, the work of emphasizing the importance of Me, against all matter, force, logic and institu­tions. He is a godsend to all of us who hate the Philistines. 61 DEMOCRACY AND SOCIALISM WHY is it," asks a correspondent, "that you are always talking of Democracy, and while you praise Socialism often, yet you insist that you are not a So­cialist? Is not Socialism pure Democracy? Why don't you come out flat for Socialism?" Because Socialism is European. It is the best Europe can do. In America we have something better-Democracy. Socialism is an Ism, or theory. Democ­racy is a Cracy, or a power. Socialism is a scheme; Democracy is a growth. Socialism is artificial; Democracy is nat­ural. 62 FOUR MINUTE ESSAYS Socialism is a dream of men; Democracy is the outworking of destiny. Socialism appeals to the class spirit; De­mocracy loathes it. Socialism

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