This work has been declared by the AHA board as historic, and is superseded by Humanist Manifesto III. The Manifesto is a product of many minds. It was designed to represent a developing point of view, not a new creed.
Re: the iron law of oligarchy Aug22-09, 10:47 PM JRDunassigned: The iron law of oligarchy is a political theory, first developed by the German syndicalist sociologist Robert Michels in his 1911 book, Political Parties. This is actually wrong.
His theory of the Iron Law of Wages is one of his most well-known and influential arguments. Born in England in 1772, Ricardo began his career as a stockbroker in his teens. However, he was inspired by Adam Smith's book, 'The Wealth of Nations' to take up economics further, and he went on to write his first economics article at age 37, which was accepted by the economist community in England.