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Show A HIGHER CIVILIZATION. Ab soon as man became a tool making mak-ing animal his zoological history ceased, and ho became a creature of economic Import only. The basis of Socialism Is purely materialistic, though not so in the erroneous er-roneous Bense in which materialism : is so often, unfortunately, employed. : Its connection or identity with sensuality sensu-ality is too often misunderstood. The sura of all history which is but the written experience of the human race, shows that he development of society or social forms and Instltu- I tlons have proceeded solely from the j economic development It further re- ! veals the fact, common to all experl- ! ence, that there has ever existed so- ; clal classes, one maintaining suprem- j acy other the other simply tbrougn Its prestige in the maintenance of tho i economic functions. j |