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We shall no longer be hurried and driven by the fear of starvation, which at present presses no less on the greater part of men in civilized communities than it does on mere savages. WE SHALL NO LONGER BE HURRIED AND DRIVEN BY THE FEAR OF STARVATION WHICH AT PRESENT PRESSES NO LESS ON THE GREATER PART OF MEN IN CIVILIZED COMMUNITIES THAN IT DOES ON MERE SAVAGES
ing rid of, if we are to attain to happy and useful work for all. The first step towards making labour attractive is to get the means of making labour fruitful, the Capital, including the land, machinery, factories, &c., into the hands of the community, to be used for the good of all alike, so that we might all work at “supplying” the real “demands” of each and all—that is to say, work for livelihood, instead of working to supply the demand of the profit market—instead of working for profit—i.e., the power of compelling other men to work against their will. When this first step has been taken and men begin to understand that Nature wills all men either to work or starve, and when they are no longer such fools as to allow some the alternative of stealing, when this happy day is come, we shall then be relieved from the tax of waste, and consequently shall find that we have, as aforesaid, a mass of labour-power available, which will enable us to live as we please within reasonable limits. T BE RESOLUTE IN GETTING RID OF IF WE ARE TO ATTAIN TO HAPPY AND USEFUL WORK FOR ALL THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS MAKING LABOR ATTRACTIVE IS TO GET THE MEANS OF MAKING LABOUR FRUITFUL THE CAPITAL INCLUDING THE LAND MACHINERY FACTORIES ET CETERA INTO THE HANDS OF THE COMMUNITY TO BE USED FOR THE GOOD OF ALL ALIKE SO THAT WE MIGHT ALL WORK AT SUPPLYING THE REAL DEMANDS OF EACH AND ALL THAT IS TO SAY WORK FOR LIVELIHOOD INSTEAD OF WORKING TO SUPPLY THE DEMAND OF THE PROFIT MARKET INSTEAD OF WORKING FOR PROFIT I EITHER POWER OF COMPELLING OTHER MEN TO WORK AGAINST THEIR WILL WHEN THIS FIRST STEP HAS BEEN TAKEN AND MEN BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THAT NATURE WILLS ALL MEN EITHER TO WORK OR STARVE AND WHEN THEY ARE NO LONGER SUCH FOOLS AS TO ALLOW SOME THE ALTERNATIVE OF STEALING WHEN THIS HAPPY DAY IS COME WE SHALL THEN BE RELIEVED FROM THE TAX OF WASTE AND CONSEQUENTLY SHALL FIND THAT WE HAVE AS AFORESAID A MASS OF LABOUR POWER AVAILABLE WHICH WILL ENABLE US TO LIVE AS WE PLEASE WITHIN REASONABLE LIMITS
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