Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Wines delivered last evening his final lecture in the course which he has been giving on the Social Problems. His subject was the Functions of the University relative to the Social Evils. In this lecture Dr. Wines outlined the education which the university should provide for the future citizen, and urged especially the necessity of the more general study of the social sciences, particularly through personal observation...
Lectures on Social Problems. VI. Function of the University relative to Social Evils. Dr. Frederick H. Wines, of Springfield, Ill. Sever...
There are three functions of reform which become a necessity in every state, namely, that of protection of institutions, relief of privation, and the improvement of social conditions. Only organized effort can accomplish these measures and as the government is the only power in the state which can control every individual it is the duty of the government to supervise these matters. Of course the state cannot interpose any opposition to voluntary effort; where people spontaneously undertake to make roads, build schools and found charitable institutions they relieve the government of some of its duties and the government is generally...
...regards relief from privation. Some take the view that in the social struggle the very people who ought to, perish; that both private and public charities are an injury and that men have no right to take the hard earned money of some and give it to the less fortunate. Others, who go to the other extreme, desire that there should be an equitable distribution of goods. But this is pure idealism and we all know that human nature makes this idea impossible. Between these two courses the state must steer an intermediate course. The large sums expended annually...
Lastly, we come to the regulation and improvement of the social conditions. All reform should be amended only in the statutes after the most careful deliberation and investigation. This canniest be effected by official inquiry, for individual research never would have the same success as an investigation backed by the government...