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This is a far more serious quarrel than the old one, and involves a much completer revolution. The grounds of conflict are really quite different. THIS IS A FAR MORE SERIOUS QUARREL THAN THE OLD ONE AND INVOLVES A MUCH COMPLETER EVOLUTION THE GROUNDS OF CONFLICT ARE REALLY QUITE DIFFERENT
 he really does not sympathize. What is the combat we are now entering upon—who is it to be fought between? Absolutism and Democracy, perhaps some will answer. Not quite, I think; that contest was practically settled by the great French Revolution; it is only its embers which are burning now: or at least that is so in the countries which are not belated like Russia, for instance. Democracy, or at least what used to be considered Democracy, is now triumphant; and though it is true that there are countries where freedom of speech is repressed besides Russia, as _e.g._, Germany and Ireland, {176} that only happens when the rulers of the triumphant Democracy are beginning to be afraid of the new order of things, now becoming conscious of itself, and are being driven into reaction in consequence. No, it is not Absolutism and Democracy as the French Revolution understood those two words that are the enemies now: the issue is deeper than it was; the two foes are now Mastership and Fellowship.  THE SIDE WITH WHICH HE REALLY DOES NOT SYMPATHIZE WHAT IS THE COMBAT WE ARE NOW ENTERING UPON WHO IS IT TO BE FOUGHT BETWEEN ABSOLUTISM AND DEMOCRACY PERHAPS SOME WILL ANSWER NOT QUITE I THINK THAT CONTEST WAS PRACTICALLY SETTLED BY THE GREAT FRENCH REVOLUTION IT IS ONLY ITS EMBERS WHICH ARE BURNING NOW OR AT LEAST THAT IS SO IN THE COUNTRIES WHICH ARE NOT BELATED LIKE RUSSIA FOR INSTANCE DEMOCRACY OR AT LEAST WHAT USED TO BE CONSIDERED DEMOCRACY IS NOW TRIUMPHANT AND THOUGH IT IS TRUE THAT THERE ARE COUNTRIES WHERE FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS REPRESSED BESIDES RUSSIA AS FOR EXAMPLE GERMANY AND IRELAND THAT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE RULERS OF THE TRIUMPHANT DEMOCRACY ARE BEGINNING TO BE AFRAID OF THE NEW ORDER OF THINGS NOW ARE BECOMING CONSCIOUS OF ITSELF AND ARE BEING DRIVEN INTO REACTION IN CONSEQUENCE NO IT IS NOT ABSOLUTISM AND DEMOCRACY AS THE FRENCH REVOLUTION UNDERSTOOD THOSE TWO WORDS THAT ARE THE ENEMIES NOW THE ISSUE IS DEEPER THAN IT WAS THE TWO FOES ARE NOW MASTERSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP
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