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Again, as regards the workmen who are under his direction, he needs no special dignity or authority; they know well enough that so long as he fulfils his function and really does direct them, if they do not heed him it will be at the cost of their labour being more irksome and harder. AGAIN AS REGARDS THE WORKMEN WHO ARE UNDER HIS DIRECTION HE NEEDS NO SPECIAL DIGNITY OR AUTHORITY THEY KNOW WELL ENOUGH THAT SO LONG AS HE FULFILS HIS FUNCTION AND REALLY DOES DIRECT THEM IF THEY DO NOT HEED HIM IT WILL BE AT THE COST OF THEIR LABOUR BEING MORE IRKSOME AND HARDER
th what is called a man of genius is utterly absurd: we cruelly starve him and repress his capacity when he is young; we foolishly pamper and flatter him and again repress his capacity when he is middle-aged or old: we get the least out of him, not the most. These last words concern mere rarities in the way of workmen; but in this respect it is only a matter of degree; the point of the whole thing is this, that the director of labour is in his place because he is fit for it, not by a mere accident; being fit for it, he does it easier than he would do other work, and needs no more compensation for the wear and tear of life than another man does, and not needing it will not claim it, since it would be no use to him; his special reward for his special labour is, I repeat, that he can do it easily, and so does not feel it a burden; nay, since he can do it _well_ he likes doing it, since indeed the main pleasure of life is the exercise of energy in the development of our special capacities. ESENT SYSTEM OF DEALING WITH WHAT IS CALLED A MAN OF GENIUS IS UTTERLY ABSURD WE CRUELLY STARVE HIM AND REPRESS HIS CAPACITY WHEN HE IS YOUNG WE FOOLISHLY PAMPER AND FLATTER HIM AND AGAIN REPRESS HIS CAPACITY WHEN HE IS MIDDLE AGED OR OLD WE GET THE LEAST OUT OF HIM NOT THE MOST THESE LAST WORDS CONCERN MERE RARITIES IN THE WAY OF WORKMEN BUT IN THIS RESPECT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF DEGREE THE POINT OF THE WHOLE THING IS THIS THAT THE DIRECTOR OF LABOUR IS IN HIS PLACE BECAUSE HE IS FIT FOR IT NOT BY MERE ACCIDENT BEING FIT FOR IT HE DOES IT EASIER THAN HE WOULD DO OTHER WORK AND NEEDS NO MORE COMPENSATION FOR THE WEAR AND TEAR OF LIFE THAN ANOTHER MAN DOES AND NOT NEEDING IT WILL NOT CLAIM IT SINCE IT WOULD BE NO USE TO HIM HIS SPECIAL REWARD FOR HIS SPECIAL LABOUR IS I REPEAT THAT HE CAN DO IT EASILY AND SO DOES NOT FEEL IT A BURDEN NAY SINCE HE CAN DO IT WELL HE LIKES DOING IT SINCE INDEED THE MAIN PLEASURE OF LIFE IS THE EXERCISE OF ENERGY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR SPECIAL CAPACITIES
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