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Article: Moses--Henry George's inspiration. (Religious Foundations of Social Policy).
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- The American Journal of Economics and Sociology
- Article date:
- December 1, 2001
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AHARON H. SHAPIRO (*)
The "Essence" of George's Social Philosophy
IN JUNE, 1878, Henry George delivered his "Moses" lecture to the Young Men's Hebrew Association of San Francisco. His address was later repeated in Scotland, England, and New York. According to Edward J. Rose (1968), the "Moses" Sermon expresses the essence of George's social philosophy. It was delivered while George was in the midst of committing to paper the already well formulated views of his masterwork Progress and Poverty.
George was highly critical of contemporary institutionalized religion. He felt that it subordinated the pressing needs of the here and now to the less ...
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