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I did not become a socialist, but was bred one from age 6, or thereabout.
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The speaker distinguishes between choosing socialism later and being shaped by it from early childhood. “Bred one” means that socialist beliefs were instilled from about age six, so the speaker presents socialism as an early influence rather than a belief they independently adopted as an adult.
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