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But now a well to do man is a refined and cultivated being, enjoying to the full his share of the conquest over Nature which the modern world has achieved, while the poor man is rude and degraded, and has no share in the wealth conquered by modern science from Nature: he is certainly no better as to material condition than the serf of the Middle Ages, perhaps he is worse: to my mind he is at least worse than the savage living in a good climate. BUT NOW A WELL TO DO MAN IS A REFINED AND CULTIVATED BEING ENJOYING TO THE FULL HIS SHARE OF THE CONQUEST OVER NATURE WHICH THE MODERN WORLD HAS ACHIEVED WHILE THE POOR MAN IS RUDE AND DEGRADED AND HAS NO SHARE IN THE WEALTH CONQUERED BY MODERN SCIENCE FROM NATURE HE IS CERTAINLY NO BETTER AS TO MATERIAL CONDITION THAN THE SURF OF THE MIDDLE AGES PERHAPS HE IS WORSE TO MY MIND HE IS AT LEAST WORSE THAN THE SAVAGE LIVING IN A GOOD CLIMATE
 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. 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. Now the great difference between our present system and that of the feudal period is that, as far as the conditions of life are concerned, all distinction of classes is abolished except that between rich and poor: society is thus simplified; the arbitrary distinction is gone, the real one remains and is far more stringent than the arbitrary one was. Once all society was rude, there was little real difference between the gentleman and the non-gentleman, and you had to dress them differently from one another in order to distinguish them. ABLE 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 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 NOW THE GREAT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR PRESENT SYSTEM AND THAT OF THE FEUDAL PERIOD IS THAT AS FAR AS THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE ARE CONCERNED ALL DISTINCTION OF CLASSES IS ABOLISHED EXCEPT THAT BETWEEN RICH AND POOR SOCIETY IS THUS SIMPLIFIED THE ARBITRARY DISTINCTION IS GONE THE REAL ONE REMAINS AND IS FAR MORE STRINGENT THAN THE ARBITRARY ONE WAS ONCE ALL SOCIETY WAS RUDE THERE WAS LITTLE REAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GENTLEMAN AND THE NON GENTLEMAN AND WHO HAD TO DRESS THEM DIFFERENTLY FROM ONE ANOTHER IN ORDER TO DISTINGUISH THEM
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