Progress and Poverty · Character
John Bunyan
Author of Pilgrim's Progress, cited as an example of literary and moral influence.
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Also known as Bunyan
First appearance: iv of the changes that would be wrought in social organization and social life
John Bunyan shows up with force in From the Diffusion of Education and Improved Habits of Industry and Thrift. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Referenced for the metaphor of the 'Slough of Despond' to illustrate that poverty cannot be overcome by mere moral exhortation.
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