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That, so far, is unmixed gain in the use of a machine—always, mind you, supposing equality of condition among men; no art is lost, leisure or time for more pleasurable work is gained. THAT SO FAR IS AN UNMIXED GAIN IN THE USE OF A MACHINE ALWAYS MY DUE SUPPOSING EQUALITY OF CONDITION AMONG MEN NO ART IS LOST LEISURE OR TIME FOR MORE PLEASURABLE WORK IS GAINED
 anything will take the place of art; not that I doubt the ingenuity of man, which seems to be boundless in the direction of making himself unhappy, but because I believe the springs of art in the human mind to be deathless, and also because it seems to me easy to see the causes of the present obliteration of the arts. For we civilized people have not given them up consciously, or of our free will; we have been _forced_ to give them up. Perhaps I can illustrate that by the detail of the application of machinery to the production of things in which artistic form of some sort is possible. Why does a reasonable man use a machine? Surely to save his labour. There are some things which a machine can do as well as a man’s hand, _plus_ a tool, can do them. He need not, for instance, grind his corn in a hand-quern; a little trickle of water, a wheel, and a few simple contrivances will do it all perfectly well, and leave him free to smoke his pipe and think, or to carve the handle of his knife. REAMED OF I DO NOT THINK THAT ANYTHING WILL TAKE THE PLACE OF ART NOT THAT I DOUBT THE INGENUITY OF MAN WHICH SEEMS TO BE BOUNDLESS IN THE DIRECTION OF MAKING HIMSELF UNHAPPY BUT BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE SPRINGS OF ART IN THE HUMAN MIND TO BE DEATHLESS IT ALSO BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ME EASY TO SEE THE CAUSES OF THE PRESENT OBLITERATION OF THE ARTS FOR WE CIVILIZED PEOPLE HAVE NOT GIVEN THEM UP CONSCIOUSLY OR OF OUR FREE WILL WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO GIVE THEM UP PERHAPS I CAN ILLUSTRATE THAT BY THE DETAIL OF THE APPLICATION OF MACHINERY TO THE PROJECTION OF THINGS IN WHICH ARTISTIC FORM OF SOME SORT IS POSSIBLE WHY DOES A REASONABLE MAN USE A MACHINE SURELY TO SAVE HIS LABOUR THERE ARE SOME THINGS WHICH A MACHINE CAN DO AS WELL AS A MAN'S HAND PLUS A TOOL CAN DO THEM HE NEED NOT FOR INSTANCE GRIND HIS CORN IN A HANDCORN A LITTLE TRICKLE OF WATER A WHEEL AND A FEW SIMPLE CONTRIVANCES WILL DO IT ALL PERFECTLY WELL AND LEAVE HIM FREE TO SMOKE HIS PIPE AND THINK OR TO CARVE THE HANDLE OF HIS KNIFE
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