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by mytailorisrich 1544 days ago
He founded the Socialist League and wrote its manifesto:

"He composed the Socialist League's manifesto with Bax, describing their position as that of "Revolutionary International Socialism", advocating proletarian internationalism and world revolution while rejecting the concept of socialism in one country." [1]

Surely, that makes him a socialist.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Morris#Socialist_Leagu...

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LOL. So he did.

More so; a "revolutionary socialist"

"In December 1884, Morris founded the Socialist League (SL) with other SDF defectors.^[172] He composed the SL's manifesto with Bax, describing their position as that of "Revolutionary International Socialism", advocating proletarian internationalism and world revolution while rejecting the concept of socialism in one country.^[173] In this, he committed himself to "making Socialists" by educating, organising, and agitating to establish a strong socialist movement;"

I stand very much corrected.

Only knowing him from an "arts and crafts" side I'd assumed he was into guilds, local trade and manufacturing etc.