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[illegible] turn the history of the labour movement, [illegible] will often [illegible] political interpretation of the present. Marx praised Owen for his [illegible] on "every principle of existing society". Many [illegible] realise that this same Owen [illegible] the "Divine Millennial State upon [illegible] Earth" and the means of speedily attaining it.
[illegible] realise how [illegible] the early working-class movement accepted much of [illegible] and other sectaries: nearly as embarrassed as the Fabians were, before they censored or ignored these most [illegible] and non-[illegible] manifestations.
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