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But think, I beseech you, of the product of England, the workshop of the world, and will you not be bewildered, as I am, at the thought of the mass of things which no sane man could desire, but which our useless toil makes—and sells? BUT THINK I BESEECH YOU OF THE PRODUCT OF ENGLAND THE WORKSHOP OF THE WORLD AND WILL YOU NOT BE BEWILDERED AS I AM AT THE THOUGHT OF THE MASS OF THINGS WHICH NO SANE MAN COULD DESIRE BUT WHICH OUR USELESS TOIL MAKES AND SELLS
s the mass of people employed in making all those articles of folly and luxury, the demand for which is the outcome of the existence of the rich non-producing classes; things which people leading a manly and uncorrupted life would not ask for or dream of. These things, whoever may gainsay me, I will for ever refuse to call wealth: they are not wealth, but waste. Wealth is what Nature gives us and what a reasonable man can make out of the gifts of Nature for his reasonable use. The sunlight, the fresh air, the unspoiled face of the earth, food, raiment and housing necessary and decent; the storing up of knowledge of all kinds, and the power of disseminating it; means of free communication between man and man; works of art, the beauty which man creates when he is most a man, most aspiring and thoughtful—all things which serve the pleasure of people, free, manly and uncorrupted. This is wealth. Nor can I think of anything worth having which does not come under one or other of these heads. TO MAKE NEXT THERE IS THE MASS OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED IN MAKING ALL THOSE ARTICLES OF FOLLY AND LUXURY THE DEMAND FOR WHICH IS THE OUTCOME OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE WRITTEN ON PRODUCING CLASSES THINGS WHICH PEOPLE LEADING A MANLY AND UNCORRUPTED LIFE WOULD NOT ASK FOR OR DREAM OF THESE THINGS WHOEVER MAY GAINSAY ME I WILL FOREVER REFUSE TO CALL WEALTH THEY ARE NOT WEALTH BUT WASTE WEALTH IS WHAT NATURE GIVES US AND WHAT A REASONABLE MAN CAN MAKE OUT OF THE GIFTS OF NATURE FOR HIS REASONABLE USE THE SUNLIGHT THE FRESH AIR THE UNSPOILED FACE OF THE EARTH FOOD RAIMENT AND HOUSING NECESSARY AND DECENT THE STORING UP OF KNOWLEDGE OF ALL KINDS AND THE POWER OF DISSEMINATING IT MEANS OF FREE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MAN AND MAN WORKS OF AR ART THE BEAUTY WHICH MAN CREATES WHEN HE IS MOST A MAN MOST ASPIRING AND THOUGHTFUL ALL THINGS WHICH SERVE THE PLEASURE OF PEOPLE FREE MANLY AND UNCORRUPTED THIS IS WEALTH NOR CAN I THINK OF ANYTHING WORTH HAVING WHICH DOES NOT COME UNDER ONE OR OTHER OF THESE HEADS
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