"Idealism and the Ideal State"

Title"Idealism and the Ideal State"
Year for Search1924
AuthorsSanford, Hugh W[heeler](1880-1961)
Secondary TitleThe Business of Life
Volume / Edition2 vols.
Pagination2: 718-942
Date Published1924
PublisherOxford University Press American Branch
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

Eutopia of eugenics--keep the "inefficient" from breeding--and a reformed capitalism. No unions and no collective bargaining. No minimum wage. Elected representatives are not delegates reflecting the opinion of their district but are expected to vote to support the "ideal state".

Holding Institutions

DLC, ICRL

Author Note

The author (1880-1961) was a manufacturer in Knoxville, TN who had a non-union factory.

Full Text

1924 Sanford, Hugh W[heeler] (1880-1961). “Idealism and the IdealState.” In his The Business of Life. 2 vols. (New York: Oxford University Press American Branch, 1924), 2: 718-942. DLC, ICRL

Eutopia of eugenics--keep the “inefficient” from breeding--and a reformed capitalism. No unions and no collective bargaining. No minimum wage. Elected representatives are not delegates reflecting the opinion of their district but are expected to vote to support the “ideal state”. The author was a manufacturer in Knoxville, TN who had a non-union factory.