We only know of his changes in sentiment because of his private letters. He didn’t announce it to the world afaik. He did, however, in one of the letters, make reference to telling a magazine editor not to publish some of his more vitriolic work anymore.
In short, it doesn’t feel like an economic calculus. Coming out as a socialist is rarely a good grift.
Redeem? That’s up to you to decide. But he died having thoroughly renounced his past views.
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We only know of his changes in sentiment because of his private letters. He didn’t announce it to the world afaik. He did, however, in one of the letters, make reference to telling a magazine editor not to publish some of his more vitriolic work anymore.
In short, it doesn’t feel like an economic calculus. Coming out as a socialist is rarely a good grift.