Author Bio: Robert Owen was the son of a saddle maker. He left school at the age of 9 to work in a draper's shop. When he was 18 he borrowed money and set up a small cotton mill in Manchester. Within 10 years of starting that he was very wealthy and the joint owner of the New Lanark mills.
Date: Utopian Socialism was written in 1816. It was delivered in the address on the opening of an "Institution for the Formation of Character".
Summary: In this writing there is a notable emphasis on morality as an essential ingredient of change. Also in the text there are principles listed. The first one states that there is the power of every individual to form his own character. Second, that the affections are at the command of the individual. Third, that it is necessary that a large portion of mankind should exist in ignorance and poverty, in order to secure to the remaining part such a degree of happiness as they now enjoy.
Quote: "Every society which exists at present, as well as every society which history records, has been formed and governed on a belief in the following notions, assumed as first principles."
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