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When I am tired of travelling and want to rest, I find Society waiting for me with dinner and a comfortable bed, with hot and cold water to wash in and towels to wipe upon. WHEN I AM TIRED OF TRAVELLING AND WANT TO REST I FIND SOCIETY WAITING FOR ME WITH DINNER AND A COMFORTABLE BED WITH HOT AND COLD WATER TO WASH IN AND TOWELS TO WIPE UPON
ntitle him; the Socialism of responsible, thinking individuals, not of State-directed automata. Here was I, in exchange for the result of some of my labour, going to be taken by Society for a treat, to the middle of Europe and back. Railway lines had been laid over the whole 700 or 800 miles to facilitate my progress; bridges had been built, and tunnels made; an army of engineers, and guards, and signal-men, and porters, and clerks were waiting to take charge of me, and to see to my comfort and safety. All I had to do was to tell Society (here represented by a railway booking-clerk) where I wanted to go, and to step into a carriage; all the rest would be done for me. Books and papers had been written and printed; so that if I wished to beguile the journey by reading, I could do so. At various places on the route, thoughtful Society had taken care to be ready for me with all kinds of refreshment (her sandwiches might be a little fresher, but maybe she thinks new bread injurious for me). ENERGY ENTITLE HIM THE SOCIALISM OF RESPONSIBLE THINKING INDIVIDUALS NOT OF STATE DIRECTED AUTOMATTER HERE WAS I IN EXCHANGE FOR THE RESULT OF SOME OF MY LABOUR GOING TO BE TAKEN BY SOCIETY FOR A TREAT TO THE MIDDLE OF EUROPE AND BACK RAILWAY LINES HAD BEEN LAID OVER THE WHOLE SEVEN HUNDRED OR EIGHT HUNDRED MILES TO FACILITATE MY PROGRESS BRIDGES HAD BEEN BUILT AND TUNNELS MADE AN ARMY OF ENGINEERS AND GUARDS AND SIGNAL MEN AND PORTERS AND CLERKS WERE WAITING TO TAKE CHARGE OF ME AND TO SEE TO MY COMFORT AND SAFETY ALL I HAD TO DO WAS TO TELL SOCIETY HERE REPRESENTED BY A RAILWAY BOOKING CLERK WHERE I WANTED TO GO AND TO STEP INTO A CARRIAGE ALL THE REST WOULD BE DONE FOR ME BOOKS AND PAPERS HAD BEEN WRITTEN AND PRINTED SO THAT IF I WISHED TO BEGUILE THE JOURNEY BY READING I COULD DO SO AT VARIOUS PLACES ON THE ROUTE THOUGHTFUL SOCIETY HAD TAKEN CARE TO BE READY FOR ME WITH ALL KINDS OF REFRESHMENT HER SANDWICHES MIGHT BE A LITTLE FRESHER BUT MAYBE SHE THINKS NEW BREAD INJURIOUS FOR ME
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