The Life of Robert Owen

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Excerpt from The Life of Robert Owen: Philanthropist and Social Reformer, an AppreciationWhen the poet Coleridge was on a visit to Manchester he attended a gather ing of the Literary and Philosophical Society, and Owen had the courage to enter into public debate with him. This encounter gained for him the title of the 'reasoning machine.' Long afterwards, when again they met, Coleridge reminded Owen of this encounter, and remarked that though he (coleridge) had on his side ¿uency and oratorical accomplishments, Owen had certainly on his side what was more desirable - reason.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.