The Road Away from Revolution

He argues that widespread unrest and revolutions arise from long-standing systemic injustices, illustrated by the Russian Revolution, and rooted in the denial of basic rights and opportunities to most people. He critiques capitalism's excesses when profit overrides humane treatment, and urges democracies to pursue internal reform through higher standards of justice—understood in Christian terms as including sympathy and self-restraint—to redeem material civilization spiritually. The essay calls on churches, political organizations, and capitalists, especially in the United States, to cooperate in preventing irrational revolution by restoring fair and humane social conditions.