John Dewey on Henry George, from 1924

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John Dewey on HG, from 1924=20

=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Posted by: "Wyn Achenbaum" [email protected]
lvtfan =A0 Date: Mon Feb 7, 2011 2:38 pm ((PST))=20

I'm reading a monthly California Single Tax Journal called Tax Facts,
and came across this in the April, 1924 number. =A0 (The abridgment
described in the blurb which follows it is for Anna George deMille and
Louis Post's abridgment of P&P, a copy of which I recently bought on
ebay, for the minimum bid of $5 or so -- signed by AGdM.)=20

JOHN DEWEY ON A GREAT BOOK=20

Owing to the fact that certain extremists and fanatics have tried to
read into Henry George's works ideas that he never intended to convey, a
great many people who never read them have gotten the =A0 =A0 notion
that he advocated Socialism, Communism, Bolshevism, or some =A0 =A0
other wild plan that would destroy private property. As a matter of fact
Henry George was an individualist, a democrat, and believed most
emphatically in private property.=20

As an example of what men think who have studied George's works, and are
therefore qualified to express an opinion, the following letter to Mr.
E. B. Swinney by Prof. John Dewey of Columbia University, is =A0offered.=20

"In reply to yours of the 28th, I would state that for many years, ever
since first familiarizing myself with the principle of the Single Tax, I
have regarded it as =A0 =A0 =A0 both theoretically and practically
sound, and an indispensable basis of much needed social reform.=20

"I may add that I am a great admirer of the general social philosophy of
Henry George, whose contribution to intellectual thinking about social
matters, even quite apart from his practical proposals, does not seem to
me to have received the recognition it deserves among thinking people.=20

"Sincerely yours,=20
"(Signed) JOHN DEWEY."=20

As one cannot read everything, one must take many ideas on the judgment
of others. But since the abridgement of "Progress and Poverty," Henry
George's greatest work, from 563 pages to 211, thereis no excuse for any
thinking person to harbor a false notion through lack of time to read
for himself. This little book, =A0 published by Harcourt, Brace & Co..
which has all the charm of the unabridged edition will be mailed from
this office to any address at the publisher's price of $1. Or with Tax
Facts for one year at $1.25.=20

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For further info:
http://hgchicago.org
http://geonomics.org
http://course.earthrights.net


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John Dewey on HG, from 1924 <br>
<br>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Posted by: &quot;Wyn Achenbaum&quot; <a href=3D"mai=
lto:wyn%40achenbaum.com">[email protected]</a><br>
lvtfan =A0 Date: Mon Feb 7, 2011 2:38 pm ((PST)) <br>
<br>
I'm reading a monthly California Single Tax Journal called Tax Facts,<br>
and came across this in the April, 1924 number. =A0 (The abridgment<br>
described in the blurb which follows it is for Anna George deMille and<br>
Louis Post's abridgment of P&amp;P, a copy of which I recently bought on<br=
>
ebay, for the minimum bid of $5 or so -- signed by AGdM.) <br>
<br>
JOHN DEWEY ON A GREAT BOOK <br>
<br>
Owing to the fact that certain extremists and fanatics have tried to<br>
read into Henry George's works ideas that he never intended to convey, a<br=
>
great many people who never read them have gotten the =A0 =A0 notion<br>
that he advocated Socialism, Communism, Bolshevism, or some =A0 =A0<br>
other wild plan that would destroy private property. As a matter of fact<br=
>
Henry George was an individualist, a democrat, and believed most<br>
emphatically in private property. <br>
<br>
As an example of what men think who have studied George's works, and are<br=
>
therefore qualified to express an opinion, the following letter to Mr.<br>
E. B. Swinney by Prof. John Dewey of Columbia University, is =A0offered. <b=
r>
<br>
&quot;In reply to yours of the 28th, I would state that for many years, eve=
r<br>
since first familiarizing myself with the principle of the Single Tax, I<br=
>
have regarded it as =A0 =A0 =A0 both theoretically and practically<br>
sound, and an indispensable basis of much needed social reform. <br>
<br>
&quot;I may add that I am a great admirer of the general social philosophy =
of<br>
Henry George, whose contribution to intellectual thinking about social<br>
matters, even quite apart from his practical proposals, does not seem to<br=
>
me to have received the recognition it deserves among thinking people. <br>
<br>
&quot;Sincerely yours, <br>
&quot;(Signed) JOHN DEWEY.&quot; <br>
<br>
As one cannot read everything, one must take many ideas on the judgment<br>
of others. But since the abridgement of &quot;Progress and Poverty,&quot; H=
enry<br>
George's greatest work, from 563 pages to 211, thereis no excuse for any<br=
>
thinking person to harbor a false notion through lack of time to read<br>
for himself. This little book, =A0 published by Harcourt, Brace &amp; Co..<=
br>
which has all the charm of the unabridged edition will be mailed from<br>
this office to any address at the publisher's price of $1. Or with Tax<br>
Facts for one year at $1.25. <br>
<br>
------------<br>
For further info:<br>
<a href=3D"http://hgchicago.org">http://hgchicago.org</a><br>
<a href=3D"http://geonomics.org">http://geonomics.org</a><br>
<a href=3D"http://course.earthrights.net">http://course.earthrights.net</a>=
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