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Democracy said and says, men shall not be the masters of others, because hereditary privilege has made a race or a family so, and they happen to belong to such race; they shall individually grow into being the masters of others by the development of certain qualities under a system of authority which _artificially_ protects the wealth of every man, if he has acquired it in accordance with this artificial system, from the interference of every other, or from all others combined. DEMOCRACY SAID AND SAYS MEN SHALL NOT BE THE MASTERS OF OTHERS BECAUSE HEREDITARY PRIVILEGE HAS MADE A RACE OR A FAMILY SO AND THEY HAPPEN TO BELONG TO SUCH RACE THEY SHALL INDIVIDUALLY GROW INTO BEING THE MASTERS OF OTHERS BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN QUALITIES UNDER A SYSTEM OF AUTHORITY WHICH ARTIFICIALLY PROTECTS THE WEALTH OF EVERY MAN IF HE HAS ACQUIRED IT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ARTIFICIAL SYSTEM FROM THE INTERFERENCE OF EVERY OTHER OR FROM ALL OTHERS COMBINED
will answer. Not quite, I think; that contest was practically settled by the great French Revolution; it is only its embers which are burning now: or at least that is so in the countries which are not belated like Russia, for instance. Democracy, or at least what used to be considered Democracy, is now triumphant; and though it is true that there are countries where freedom of speech is repressed besides Russia, as _e.g._, Germany and Ireland, {176} that only happens when the rulers of the triumphant Democracy are beginning to be afraid of the new order of things, now becoming conscious of itself, and are being driven into reaction in consequence. No, it is not Absolutism and Democracy as the French Revolution understood those two words that are the enemies now: the issue is deeper than it was; the two foes are now Mastership and Fellowship. This is a far more serious quarrel than the old one, and involves a much completer revolution. The grounds of conflict are really quite different. MOCRACY PERHAPS SOME WILL ANSWER NOT QUITE I THINK THAT CONTEST WAS PRACTICALLY SETTLED BY THE GREAT FRENCH REVOLUTION IT IS ONLY ITS EMBERS WHICH ARE BURNING NOW OR AT LEAST THAT IS SO IN THE COUNTRIES WHICH ARE NOT BELATED LIKE RUSSIA FOR INSTANCE DEMOCRACY OR AT LEAST WHAT USED TO BE CONSIDERED DEMOCRACY IS NOW TRIUMPHANT AND THOUGH IT IS TRUE THAT THERE ARE COUNTRIES WHERE FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS REPRESSED BESIDES RUSSIA AS FOR EXAMPLE GERMANY AND IRELAND THAT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE RULERS OF THE TRIUMPHANT DEMOCRACY ARE BEGINNING TO BE AFRAID OF THE NEW ORDER OF THINGS NOW ARE BECOMING CONSCIOUS OF ITSELF AND ARE BEING DRIVEN INTO REACTION IN CONSEQUENCE NO IT IS NOT ABSOLUTISM AND DEMOCRACY AS THE FRENCH REVOLUTION UNDERSTOOD THOSE TWO WORDS THAT ARE THE ENEMIES NOW THE ISSUE IS DEEPER THAN IT WAS THE TWO FOES ARE NOW MASTERSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP THIS IS A FAR MORE SERIOUS QUARREL THAN THE OLD ONE AND INVOLVES A MUCH COMPLETER EVOLUTION THE GROUNDS OF CONFLICT ARE REALLY QUITE DIFFERENT
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