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Moreover, this class, the aristocracy, once thought most necessary to the State, is scant of numbers, and has now no power of its own, but depends on the support of the class next below it—the middle class. In fact, it is really composed either of the most successful men of that class, or of their immediate descendants. MOREOVER THIS CLASS THE ARISTOCRACY ONCE THOUGHT MOST NECESSARY TO THE STATE IS SCANT OF NUMBERS AND HAS NOW NO POWER OF ITS OWN BUT DEPENDS ON THE SUPPORT OF THE CLASS NEXT BELOW IT THE MIDDLE CLASS IN FACT IT IS REALLY COMPOSED EITHER OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MEN OF THAT CLASS OR OF THEIR IMMEDIATE DESCENDANTS
is inequality presses heavily upon the “working” class, and must visibly tend to destroy their hope of rest at least, and so, in that particular, make them worse off than mere beasts of the field; but that is not the sum and end of our folly of turning useful work into useless toil, but only the beginning of it. For first, as to the class of rich people doing no work, we all know that they consume a great deal while they produce nothing. Therefore, clearly, they have to be kept at the expense of those who do work, just as paupers have, and are a mere burden on the community. In these days there are many who have learned to see this, though they can see no further into the evils of our present system, and have formed no idea of any scheme for getting rid of this burden; though perhaps they have a vague hope that changes in the system of voting for members of the House of Commons may, as if by magic, tend in that direction. With such hopes or superstitions we need not trouble ourselves.  DLE CLASSES AND THE RICH OR ARISTOCRACY WHOM I HAVE MENTIONED ABOVE IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS INEQUALITY PRESSES HEAVILY UPON THE WORKING CLASS AND MUST VISIBLY TEND TO DESTROY THEIR HOPE OF REST AT LEAST AND SO IN THAT PARTICULAR MAKE THEM WORSE OFF THAN MERE BEASTS OF THE FIELD BUT THAT IS NOT THE SUM AND END OF OUR FOLLY IN TURNING USEFUL WORK INTO USELESS TOIL BUT ONLY THE BEGINNING OF IT FOR FIRST AS TO THE CLASS OF RICH PEOPLE DOING NO WORK WE ALL KNOW THAT THEY CONSUME A GREAT DEAL WHILE THEY PRODUCE NOTHING THEREFORE CLEARLY THEY HAVE TO BE KEPT AT THE EXPENSE OF THOSE WHO DO WORK JUST AS PAUPERS HAVE AND ARE A MERE BURDEN ON THE COMMUNITY IN THESE DAYS THERE ARE MANY WHO HAVE LEARNED TO SEE THIS THOUGH THEY CAN SEE NO FURTHER INTO THE EVILS OF OUR PRESENT SYSTEM AND HAVE FORMED NO IDEA OF ANY SCHEME FOR GETTING RID OF THIS BURDEN THOUGH PERHAPS THEY HAVE A VAGUE HOPE THAT CHANGES IN THE SYSTEM OF VOTING FOR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS MAY AS IF BY MAGIC TEND IN THAT DIRECTION 
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