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The questions to be asked of this, as of all other policies, are first, What is the end proposed by it? and secondly, Are they likely to succeed? THE QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED OF THIS AS OF ALL OTHER POLICIES ARE FIRST WHAT IS THE END PROPOSED BY IT AND SECONDLY ARE THEY LIKELY TO SUCCEED
 will find the elements of revolution. We will grant that there are some few genuine Democrats there, and let them pass. But outside there are undoubtedly many who are genuine Democrats, and who have it in their heads that it is both possible and desirable to capture the constitutional Parliament and turn it into a real popular assembly, which, with the people behind it, might lead us peaceably and constitutionally into the great Revolution which all _thoughtful_ men desire to bring about; all thoughtful men, that is, who do not belong to the consciously cynical Tories, _i.e._, men determined, whether it be just or unjust, good for humanity or bad for it, to keep the people down as long as they can, which they hope, very naturally, will be as long as they live. To capture Parliament and turn it into a popular but constitutional assembly is, I must conclude, the aspiration of the genuine Democrats wherever they may be found; that is their idea of the first step of the Democratic policy.  OF A RECOGNIZED PARTY THAT YOU WILL FIND THE ELEMENTS OF REVOLUTION WE WILL GRANT THAT THERE ARE SOME FEW GENUINE DEMOCRATS THERE AND LET THEM PASS BUT OUTSIDE THERE ARE UNDOUBTEDLY MANY WHO ARE GENUINE DEMOCRATS AND WHO HAVE IT IN THEIR HEADS THAT IT IS BOTH POSSIBLE AND DESIRABLE TO CAPTURE THE CONSTITUTIONAL PARLIAMENT AND TURN IT INTO A REAL POPULAR ASSEMBLY WHICH WITH THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT MIGHT LEAD US PEACEABLY AND CONSTITUTIONALLY INTO THE GREAT REVOLUTION WHICH ALL THOUGHTFUL MEN DESIRE TO BRING ABOUT ALL THOUGHTFUL MEN THAT IS WHO DO NOT BELONG TO THE CONSCIOUSLY CYNICAL TORIES I E MEN DETERMINED WHETHER IT BE JUST OR UNJUST GOOD FOR HUMANITY OR BATTERY TO KEEP THE PEOPLE DOWN AS LONG AS THEY CAN WHICH THEY HOPE VERY NATURALLY WILL BE AS LONG AS THEY LIVE TO CAPTURE PARLIAMENT AND TURN IT INTO A POPULAR BUT CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY IS I MUST CONCLUDE THE ASPIRATION OF THE GENUINE DEMOCRATS WHEREVER THEY MAY BE FOUND THAT IS THEIR IDEA OF THE FIRST STEP OF THE DEMOCRATIC POLICY
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