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If they will but face that dilemma, I think we shall soon have a new world of it; yet I fear they will find it hard to do so: the theory is old, and we have got used to it and its form of words: the practice is new, and would involve responsibilities we have not yet thought much of. IF THEY WILL BUT FACE THAT DILEMMA I THINK WE SHALL SOON HAVE A NEW WORLD OF IT YET I FEAR THEY WILL FIND IT HARD TO DO SO THE THEORY IS OLD AND WE HAVE GOT USED TO IT IN ITS FORM OF WORDS THE PRACTICE IS NEW AND WOULD INVOLVE RESPONSIBILITIES WE HAVE NOT YET THOUGHT MUCH OF
enuously bolstered up this injustice forcibly and artificially, it has professed belief in philosophies, codes of ethics, and religions which have inculcated justice and fair dealing between men: nay, some of them have gone so far as to bid us bear one another’s burdens, and have put before men the duty, and in the long run the pleasure, of the strong working for the weak, the wise for the foolish, the helpful for the helpless; and yet these precepts of morality have been set aside in practice as persistently as they have been preached in theory; and naturally so, since they attack the very basis of class society. I as a Socialist am bound to preach them to you once more, assuring you that they are no mere foolish dreams bidding us to do what we now must acknowledge to be impossible, but reasonable rules of action, good for our defence against the tyranny of Nature. Anyhow, honest men have the choice before them of either putting these theories in practice or rejecting them altogether. Y WHILE SOCIETY HAS STRENUOUSLY BOLTED UP THIS INJUSTICE FORCIBLY AND ARTIFICIALLY IT HAS PROFESSED BELIEF IN PHILOSOPHIES CODES OF ETHICS AND RELIGIONS WHICH HAVE INCULCATED JUSTICE AND FAIR DEALING BETWEEN MEN NAY SOME OF THEM HAVE GONE SO FAR AS TO BID US BEAR ONE ANOTHER'S BURDENS AND HAVE PUT BEFORE MEN THE DUTY AND IN THE LONG RUN THE PLEASURE OF THE STRONG WORKING FOR THE WEAK THE WISE FOR THE FOOLISH THE HELPFUL FOR THE HELPLESS AND YET THESE PRECEPTS OF MORALITY HAVE BEEN SET ASIDE IN PRACTICE AS PERSISTENTLY AS THEY HAVE BEEN PREACHED IN THEORY AND NATURALLY SO SINCE THEY ATTACK THE VERY BASIS OF CLASS SOCIETY I AS A SOCIALIST AM BOUND TO PREACH THEM TO YOU ONCE MORE ASSURING YOU THAT THEY ARE NO MERE FOOLISH DREAMS BIDDING US TO DO WHAT WE NOW MUST ACKNOWLEDGE TO BE IMPOSSIBLE BUT REASONABLE RULES OF ACTION GOOD FOR OUR DEFENCE AGAINST THE TYRANNY OF NATURE ANYHOW HONEST MEN HAVE THE CHOICE BEFORE THEM OF EITHER PUTTING THESE THEORIES IN PRACTICE OR REJECTING THEM ALTOGETHER
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