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What ideas of Saint-Simonianism did Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve continue to sympathize with?
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Although Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve was eventually repelled by the sentimental excesses and intemperance of the leaders of the Saint-Simonian movement, he maintained a lingering sympathy for their core vision for three decades. Specifically, he continued to support their ideal of a technocratic society founded on the brotherhood of man.1
This vision, which he helped articulate while drafting manifestos for the group during their management of the periodical Le Globe, centered on the replacement of feudal and military systems with a social order directed by industrial managers and scientists.1