[Ads-l] Antedating of "Democratic Socialism"

[Shapiro, Fred]

democratic socialism (OED 1848 [2 Dec,])

1848 Apalachian (Blairsville, Pa.) 14 June 1 / 4 (Newspapers.com)

His [the President of the Assembly in France] avowedly democratic socialism unarms the suspicion of the communists, republicans and socialists.

NOTE:  This is in a letter dated 11 May 1848.

Fred Shapiro

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