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It would be futile to attempt to give you details of the way in which this would be carried out; since the very essence of it is freedom and the abolition of all arbitrary or artificial authority; but I will ask you to understand one thing: you will no doubt want to know what is to become of private property under such a system, which at first sight would not seem to forbid the accumulation of wealth, and along with that accumulation the formation of new classes of rich and poor. IT WOULD BE FUTILE TO ATTEMPT TO GIVE YOU DETAILS OF THE WAY IN WHICH THIS WOULD BE CARRIED OUT SINCE THE VERY ESSENCE OF IT IS FREEDOM AND THE ABOLITION OF ALL ARBITRARY OR ARTIFICIAL AUTHORITY BUT I WILL ASK YOU TO UNDERSTAND ONE THING YOU WILL NO DOUBT WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS TO BECOME OF PRIVATE PROPERTY UNDER SUCH A SYSTEM WHICH AT FIRST SIGHT WOULD NOT SEEM TO FORBID THE ACCUMULATION OF WEALTH AND ALONG WITH THAT ACCUMULATION THE FORMATION OF NEW CLASSES OF RICH AND POOR
ere stands law and order, and says “pay me five shillings before you go in;” and he or she that hasn’t the five shillings has to stay outside, and die—or live in the workhouse. Well, that must be done away with; the field must be free to everybody that can use it. To throw aside even this transparent metaphor, those means of the fructification of labour, the land, machinery, capital, means of transit, &c., which are now monopolized by those who cannot use them, but who abuse them to force unpaid labour out of others, must be free to those who can use them; that is to say, the workers properly organized for production; but you must remember that this will wrong no man, because as all will do some service to the community—i.e., as there will be no non-producing class, the organized workers will be the whole community, there will be no one left out. Society will thus be recast, and labour will be free from all compulsion except the compulsion of Nature, which gives us nothing for nothing. OME TO THAT GATE BUT THERE STANDS LAW AND ORDER AND SAYS PAY ME FIVE SHILLINGS BEFORE YOU GO IN AND HE OR SHE THAT HASN'T THE FIVE SHILLINGS HAS TO STAY OUTSIDE AND DIE OR LIVE IN THE WORKHOUSE WELL THAT MUST BE DONE AWAY WITH THE FIELD MUST BE FREE TO EVERYBODY THAT CAN USE IT TO THROW ASIDE EVEN THIS TRANSPARENT METAPHOR THOSE MEANS OF THE FRUCTIFICATION OF LABOUR THE LAND MACHINERY CAPITAL MEANS OF TRANSIT ET CETERA WHICH ENORM MONOPOLIZED BY THOSE WHO CANNOT USE THEM BUT WHO ABUSE THEM TO FORCE UNPAID LABOR OUT OF OTHERS MUST BE FREE TO THOSE WHO CAN USE THEM THAT IS TO SAY THE WORKERS PROPERLY ORGANIZED FOR PRODUCTION BUT YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT THIS WILL WRONG NO MAN BECAUSE AS ALL WILL DO SOME SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT IS AS THERE WILL BE NO NON PRODUCING CLASS THE ORGANIZED WORKERS WILL BE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY THERE WILL BE NO ONE LEFT OUT SOCIETY WILL THUS BE RECAST AND LABOUR WILL BE FREE FROM ALL COMPULSION EXCEPT THE COMPULSION OF NATURE WHICH GIVES US NOTHING FOR NOTHING
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