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...Skinner's most famous books describe his ideal society: Walden Two (1948), a novel about a utopian community based on behaviorist principles, and Beyond Freedom and Dignity (1971), which holds that in an ideal world traditional ideas about freedom and dignity need no longer apply...
Banned for 40 years, the 69-year-old Communist Party has influence with the A.N.C. as well as powerful black trade unions, which seems likely to give it a considerable say in negotiations. The party's utopian ideal of economic equality holds a powerful attraction for the millions of blacks disadvantaged ) by apartheid. But Slovo says his first priority is enfranchisement of South Africa's blacks. "I don't believe that communism is on the agenda," he told TIME. He says he now favors multiparty democracy and a mixed economy...
...contributing to social and political progress in many countries. Nowhere, however, has the socialist idea been adequately put into practice. Socialism is not an artificial model that can be imposed on society. Any attempt to make people live, so to speak, according to a timetable is not just a utopian fallacy -- it can lead to intolerance and violence...
...Stalinism and the need to expose them fully and the vital importance of freedom of opinion and democracy. I stressed the value of progress but warned that it must be scientifically managed and not left to chance. I outlined a program for mankind's future; my vision was somewhat Utopian, but I remain convinced that the exercise was worthwhile...
...What you wrote about convergence is utopian nonsense. Capitalism can't be made humane. Their social programs and employee stock plans aren't steps toward socialism. And there's no trace of state capitalism in the U.S.S.R. We'll never give up the advantages of our system, and capitalists aren't interested in your convergence either...