Excerpt from What Social Classes, Owe to Each OtherDuring the last ten years I have read a great many books and articles, especially by German writers, in which an attempt has been made to set up the State as an entity having conscience, power, and will sublimated above human limitations, and as constituting a tute lary genius over us all. I have never been able to find in history or experience anything to fit this concept. I once lived in Germany for two years, but I certainly saw nothing Of it there then. -whether the State which Bis marck is moulding will fit the notion is at best a matter of faith and hope. My notion of the State has dwindled with growing experience.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.