The Communism of John Ruskin, or Unto This Last (1891) by John Ruskin

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John Ruskin, 1819-1900

The communism of John Ruskin; or, "Unto this last"; two lectures from "The crown of wild olive"; and selections from "Fors clavigera." (1907)

Unto This Last (1907) by Ruskin, John, 1819-1900

The essay "Unto This Last" profoundly influenced the ideas of Gandhi and labour movements.

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From The Introduction

Surely Ruskin needs no introduction to the world. But of Ruskin's social teaching, of his message to society, of his gospel of the life in common, — of this we would say a word — not that he needs this either, but that we need it, — we need it to rightly appreciate and take home his message to our hearts. The production of a true social form has been the supreme task given to the nineteenth century. What is Ruskin's place ; what his message ; what his contribution to the century? Ruskin is first and foremost a Teacher. He has not originated. He is not the originator of a new system, of a new order, even of a new philosophy.

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