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Thus, at last, would true Society be founded. It would rest on equality of condition. No man would be tormented for the benefit of another—nay, no one man would be tormented for the benefit of Society. Nor, indeed, can that order be called Society which is not upheld for the benefit of every one of its members. THUS AT LAST WOULD TRUE SOCIETY BE FOUNDED IT WOULD REST ON EQUALITY OF CONDITION NO MAN WOULD BE TORMENTED FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANOTHER NAY NO ONE MAN WOULD BE TORMENTED FOR THE BENEFIT OF SOCIETY NOR INDEED CAN THAT ORDER BE CALLED SOCIETY WHICH IS NOT UPHELD FOR THE BENEFIT OF EVERY ONE OF ITS MEMBERS
 is necessary for the preservation of society that this should be submitted to, little more could be said on the matter, save that the despair of the oppressed majority would probably at some time or other destroy Society. But it has been shown, on the contrary, even by such incomplete experiments, for instance, as Co-operation (so called), that the existence of a privileged class is by no means necessary for the production of wealth, but rather for the “government” of the producers of wealth, or, in other words, for the upholding of privilege. The first step to be taken then is to abolish a class of men privileged to shirk their duties as men, thus forcing others to do the work which they refuse to do. All must work according to their ability, and so produce what they consume—that is, each man should work as well as he can for his own livelihood, and his livelihood should be assured to him; that is to say, all the advantages which society would provide for each and all of its members.  IT COULD BE SHOWN THAT IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF SOCIETY THAT THIS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO LITTLE MORE COULD BE SAID ON THE MATTER SAVE THAT THE DESPAIR OF THE OPPRESSED MAJORITY WOULD PROBABLY AT SOME TIME OR OTHER DESTROY SOCIETY BUT IT HAS BEEN SHOWN ON THE CONTRARY EVEN BY SUCH INCOMPLETE EXPERIMENTS FOR INSTANCE AS CO OPERATION SO CALLED THAT THE EXISTENCE OF A PRIVILEGED CLASSES BY NO MEANS NECESSARY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WEALTH BUT RATHER FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PRODUCERS OF WEALTH OR IN OTHER WORDS FOR THE UPHOLDING OF PRIVILEGE THE FIRST STEP TO BE TAKEN THEN IS TO ABOLISH A CLASS OF MEN PRIVILEGED TO SHIRK THEIR DUTIES AS MEN THUS FORCING OTHERS TO DO THE WORK WHICH THEY REFUSE TO DO ALL MUST WORK ACCORDING TO THEIR ABILITY AND SO PRODUCE WHAT THEY CONSUME THAT IS EACH MAN SHOULD WORK AS WELL AS HE CAN FOR HIS OWN LIVELIHOOD AND HIS LIVELIHOOD SHOULD BE ASSURED TO HIM THAT IS TO SAY ALL THE ADVANTAGES WHICH SOCIETY WOULD PROVIDE FOR EACH AND ALL OF ITS MEMBERS
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