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3 unusual facts about The Servile State


National Insurance Act 1911

Franco-British Catholic writer Hilaire Belloc considered the Insurance Act to be a manifestation of The Servile State, which he detailed in his book of the same name.

Second Thoughts on James Burnham

He believed Burnham was fascinated by power and was sympathetic to Nazi Germany while they appeared to be winning, but by 1945 had transferred his sympathy to the USSR He noted however that the theme of a new (and probably servile) society – neither capitalist nor socialist – was predicted in many works such as Belloc's The Servile State, and dystopian novels such as Wells' The Sleeper Awakes,Zamyatin's We and Huxley's Brave New World.

The Servile State

Among these he includes minimum wage laws, employers liability laws, the Insurance Act, and compulsory arbitration.



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