Communism - Philosophy Established Among Men

     "There have been various social and political movements, aided by philosophy, established among men in various ages of the world; and almost, if not all of these have signally failed.
     Among the number of social movements in our day, there is that of Robert Dale Owen, who thought he could ameliorate the condition of mankind by a sort of communism, having a fellowship of goods among them - a sort of common stock principle.  Everything pertaining to this speculation, however, has flatted out; and in all his schemes and movements, whether in England or in this country, they have signally failed..
     It is so also with Fourierism - a species of French philosophy, established by one Fourier, a Frenchman, and advocated by Greeley of the New York Tribune.  They had tried it in France, and then came over to this country; and not far from New York a society of this kind was established.  They had a good deal of property, and I am informed they established something of the nature of what is called the free love principle; but within twelve months back, while I was residing in New York, everything they had was sold under the hammer."

-John Taylor

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