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I must say in passing, that our present system of dealing with what is called a man of genius is utterly absurd: we cruelly starve him and repress his capacity when he is young; we foolishly pamper and flatter him and again repress his capacity when he is middle aged or old: we get the least out of him, not the most. I MUST SAY IN PASSING THAT OUR PRESENT SYSTEM OF DEALING WITH WHAT IS CALLED A MAN OF GENIUS IS UTTERLY ABSURD WE CRUELLY STARVE HIM AND REPRESS HIS CAPACITY WHEN HE IS YOUNG WE FOOLISHLY PAMPER AND FLATTER HIM AND AGAIN REPRESS HIS CAPACITY WHEN HE IS MIDDLE AGED OR OLD WE GET THE LEAST OUT OF HIM NOT THE MOST
ion of those needs is not hurtful to the community. Furthermore, you cannot give him more than he can use so he will not ask for more, and will not take it: it is true that his work may be more special than another’s, but it is not more necessary if you have organized labour properly; the ploughman and the fisherman are as necessary to society as the scientist or the artist, I will not say more necessary: neither is the difficulty of producing the more special and excellent work at all proportionate to its speciality or excellence: the higher workman produces his work as easily perhaps as the lower does his work; if he does not do so, you must give him extra leisure, extra means for supplying the waste of power in him, but you can give him nothing more. The only reward that you _can_ give the excellent workman is opportunity for developing and exercising his excellent capacity. I repeat, you _can_ give him nothing more worth his having: all other rewards are either illusory or harmful. SO LONG AS THE SATISFACTION OF THOSE NEEDS IS NOT HURTFUL TO THE COMMUNITY FURTHERMORE YOU CANNOT GIVE HIM MORE THAN HE CAN USE SO HE WILL NOT ASK FOR WAR AND WILL NOT TAKE IT IT IS TRUE THAT HIS WORK MAY BE MORE SPECIAL THAN ANOTHER'S BUT IT IS NOT MORE NECESSARY IF YOU HAVE ORGANIZED LABOR PROPERLY THE PLOUGHMAN AND THE FISHERMAN ARE AS NECESSARY TO SOCIETY AS THE SCIENTIST OR THE ARTIST I WILL NOT SAY MORE NECESSARY NEITHER IS THE DIFFICULTY OF PRODUCING THE MORE SPECIAL AND EXCELLENT WORK AT ALL PROPORTIONATE TO ITS SPECIALITY OR EXCELLENCE THE HIGHER WORKMAN PRODUCES HIS WORK AS EASILY PERHAPS AS THE LOWER DOES HIS WORK IF HE DOES NOT DO SO YOU MUST GIVE HIM EXTRA LEISURE EXTRA MEANS FOR SUPPLYING THE WASTE OF POWER IN HIM BUT YOU CAN GIVE HIM NOTHING MORE THE ONLY REWARD THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE EXCELLENT WORKMAN IS OPPORTUNITY FOR DEVELOPING AND EXERCISING HIS EXCELLENT CAPACITY I REPEAT YOU CAN GIVE HIM NOTHING MORE WORTH HIS HAVING ALL OTHER REWARDS ARE EITHER ILLUSORY OR HARMFUL
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