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Commerce, which had created the propertyless proletariat throughout civilization had still another part to play, which is not yet played out; she had and has to teach the workers to know what they are; to educate them, to consolidate them, and not only to give them aspirations for their advancement as a class, but to make means for them to realize those aspirations. COMMERCE WHICH HAD CREATED THE PROPERTYLESS PROLETARIAT THROUGHOUT CIVILIZATION HAD STILL ANOTHER PART TO PLAY WHICH IS NOT YET PLAYED OUT SHE HAD AND HAS TO TEACH THE WORKERS TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TO EDUCATE THEM TO CONSOLIDATE THEM AND NOT ONLY TO GIVE THEM ASPIRATIONS FOR THEIR ADVANCEMENT AS A CLASS BUT TO MAKE MEANS FOR THEM TO REALIZE THOSE ASPIRATIONS
d to free, labour from its fetters. The leaders of the French Revolution, even amidst the fears, suspicions and slaughter of the Terror, upheld the rights of “property” so called, though a new pioneer or prophet appeared in France, analogous in some respects to the Levellers of Cromwell’s time, but, as might be expected, far more advanced and reasonable than they were. Gracchus Babeuf and his fellows were treated as criminals, and died or suffered the torture of prison for attempting to put into practice those words which the Republic still carried on its banners, and Liberty, Fraternity, and Equality were interpreted in a middle-class, or if you please a Jesuitical, sense, as the rewards of success for those who could struggle into an exclusive class; and at last property had to be defended by a military adventurer, and the Revolution seemed to have ended with Napoleonism. Nevertheless, the Revolution was not dead, nor was it possible to say thus far and no further to the rising tide. IT HAD NOT FREED NOR ATTEMPTED TO FREE LABOR FROM ITS FETTERS THE LEADERS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION EVEN AMIDST THE FEARS SUSPICIONS AND SLAUGHTER OF THE TERROR UPHELD THE RIGHTS OF PROPERTY SO CALLED THOUGH A NEW PIONEER OR PROPHET APPEARED IN FRANCE ANALOGOUS IN SOME RESPECTS TO THE LEVELLERS OF CROMWELL'S TIME BUT AS MIGHT BE EXPECTED FAR MORE ADVANCED AND REASONABLE THAN THEY WERE GRACUS BOBEUF AND HIS FELLOWS WERE TREATED AS CRIMINALS AND DIED OR SUFFERED THE TORTURE OF PRISON FOR ATTEMPTING TO PUT INTO PRACTICE THOSE WORDS WHICH THE REPUBLIC STILL CARRIED ON ITS BANNERS AND LIBERTY FRATERNITY AND EQUALITY WERE INTERPRETED IN A MIDDLE CLASS OR IF YOU PLEASE A JESUITICAL SENSE AS THE REWARDS OF SUCCESS FOR THOSE WHO COULD STRUGGLE INTO AN EXCLUSIVE CLASS AND AT LAST PROPERTY HAD TO BE DEFENDED BY A MILITARY ADVENTURER AND THE REVOLUTION SEEMED TO HAVE ENDED WITH NAPOLEONISM NEVERTHELESS THE REVOLUTION WAS NOT DEAD NOR WAS IT POSSIBLE TO SAY THUS FAR AND NO FURTHER TO THE RISING TIDE
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