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The substitution of association for competition is the foundation of Socialism, and will run through all acts done under it, and this must act as between nations as well as between individuals: when profits can no more be made, there will be no necessity for holding together masses of men to draw together the greatest proportion of profit to their locality, or to the real or imaginary union of persons and corporations which is now called a nation. THE SUBSTITUTION OF ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITION IS THE FOUNDATION OF SOCIALISM AND WILL RUN THROUGH ALL ACTS DONE UNDER IT AND THIS MUST ACT AS BETWEEN NATIONS AS WELL AS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS WHEN PROFITS CAN NO MORE BE MADE THERE WILL BE NO NECESSITY FOR HOLDING TOGETHER MASSES OF MEN TO DRAW TOGETHER THE GREATEST PROPORTION OF PROFIT TO THEIR LOCALITY OR TO THE REAL OR IMAGINARY UNION OF PERSONS AND CORPORATIONS WHICH IS NOW CALLED A NATION
be at the cost of their labour being more irksome and harder. All this, in short, is what is meant by the organization of labour, which is, in other words, finding out what work such and such people are fittest for and leaving them free to do that: we won’t take the trouble to do that now, with the result that people’s best faculties are wasted, and that work is a heavy burden to them, which they naturally shirk as much as they can; it should be rather a pleasure to them: and I say straight out that, unless we find some means to make all work more or less pleasurable, we shall never escape from the great tyranny of the modern world. Having mentioned the difference between the competitive and commercial ideas on the subject of the individual holding of wealth and the relative position of different groups of workmen, I will very briefly say something on what for want of a better word I must call the political position which we take up, or at least what we look forward to in the long run.  DO NOT HEED HIM IT WILL BE AT THE COST OF THEIR LABOUR BEING MORE IRKSOME AND HARDER ALL THIS INORT IS WHAT IS MEANT BY THE ORGANIZATION OF LABOUR WHICH IS IN OTHER WORDS FINDING OUT WHAT SUCH AND SUCH PEOPLE ARE FITTEST FOR AND LEAVING THEM FREE TO DO THAT WE WON'T TAKE THE TROUBLE TO DO THAT NOW WITH THE RESULT THAT PEOPLE'S BEST FACULTIES ARE WASTED AND THAT WORK IS A HEAVY BURDEN TO THEM WHICH THEY NATURALLY SHIRK AS MUCH AS THEY CAN IT SHOULD BE RATHER A PLEASURE TO THEM AND I SAY STRAIGHT OUT THAT UNLESS WE FIND SOME MEANS TO MAKE ALL WORK MORE OR LESS PLEASURABLE WE SHALL NEVER ESCAPE FROM THE GREAT TYRANNY OF THE MODERN WORLD HAVING MENTIONED THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COMPETITIVE AND COMMERCIAL IDEAS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE INDIVIDUAL HOLDING OF WEALTH AND THE RELATIVE POSITION OF DIFFERENT GROUPS OF WORKMEN I WILL VERY BRIEFLY SAY SOMETHING ON WHAT FOR WANT OF A BETTER WORD I MUST CALL THE POLITICAL POSITION WHICH WE TAKE UP OR AT LEAST WHICH WE LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE LONG RUN
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