It wasn't idealism that made me, from the beginning, want a more secure and rational society. It was … - Raymond Williams

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Raymond Williams

It wasn't idealism that made me, from the beginning, want a more secure and rational society. It was an intellectual judgment, to which I still hold. When I was young its name was socialism. We can be deflected by names. But the need was absolute, and is still absolute.

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