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Daniel De Leon was an American Marxist journalist and editor, theoretician, political, and trade union organizer. De Leon was a leading figure in American socialism and credited as the originator in revolutionary industrial unionism. In "Patriotism and Poverty", a short piece published in The Daily People paper in July 1900, De Leon discusses these two factors in connection with the exploitation of the proletariat in the context of a capitalist state.

There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.

Although written at the turn of the century its themes are still current. From Poverty to Power is a concise and informative guide to the development of the human spirit. These two books in one: "The Path to Prosperity" and "The Way of Peace," are both inspirational and motivational!

One of the earliest novels in English, Moll Flanders is the purported autobiography of a heroine who is undoubtedly one of the most lively, convincing, and delightful rogues in literature. Born in Newgate Prison and orphaned soon after, Moll is provided with no opportunities in life, yet she is propelled by an unrelenting drive to overcome her background of impoverishment.