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Surely if this cannot be set right, civilized mankind must write itself down a civilized fool. SURELY IF THIS CANNOT BE SET RIGHT CIVILIZED MANKIND MUST WRITE ITSELF DOWN AS CIVILIZED FOOL
eir belief), and so they can see nothing for it but palliating the worst evils of the system: but, since the various palliatives in fashion at one time or another have failed each in its turn, I call upon them, firstly, to consider whether the system itself might not be changed, and secondly, to look round and note the signs of approaching change. Let us remember first that even savages live, though they have poor tools, no machinery, and no co-operation, in their work: but as soon as a man begins to use good tools and work with some kind of co-operation he becomes able to produce more than enough for his own bare necessaries, All industrial society is founded on that fact, even from the time when workmen were mere chattel slaves. What a strange society then is this of ours, wherein while one set of people cannot use their wealth, they have so much, but are obliged to waste it, another set are scarcely if at all better than those hapless savages who have neither tools nor co-operation!  GIVE THEIR REASONS FOR THEIR BELIEF AND SO THEY CAN SEE NOTHING FOR IT BUT PALLIATING THE WORST EVILS OF THE SYSTEM BUT SINCE THE VARIOUS PALLIATIVES IN FASHION AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER HAVE FAILED EACH IN ITS TURN I CALL UPON THEM FIRSTLY TO CONSIDER WHETHER THE SYSTEM ITSELF MIGHT NOT BE CHANGED AND SECONDLY TO LOOK ROUND AND NOTE THE SIGNS OF APPROACHING CHANGE LET US REMEMBER FIRST THAT EVEN SAVAGES LIVE FOR THEY HAVE POOR TOOLS NO MACHINERY AND NO CO OPERATION IN THEIR WORK BUT AS SOON AS A MAN BEGINS TO USE GOOD TOOLS AND WORK WITH SOME KIND OF CO OPERATION HE BECOMES ABLE TO PRODUCE MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR HIS OWN BARE NECESSARIES ALL INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY IS FOUNDED ON THAT FACT EVEN FROM THE TIME WHEN WORKMEN WERE MERE CHATTEL SLAVES WHAT A STRANGE SOCIETY THEN IS THIS OF OURS WHEREIN WHILE ONE SET OF PEOPLE CANNOT USE THEIR WEALTH THEY HAVE SO MUCH BUT ARE OBLIGED TO WASTE IT ANOTHER SET ARE SCARCELY IF AT ALL BETTER THAN THOSE HAPLESS SAVAGES WHO HAVE NEITHER TOOLS NOR CO OPERATION
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