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and now our business is, and has for long been, the organization of man, who wields the forces of Nature. Nor till this is attempted at least shall we ever be free of that terrible phantom of fear of starvation which, with its brother devil, desire of domination, drives us into injustice, cruelty, and dastardliness of all kinds: to cease to fear our fellows and learn to depend on them, to do away with competition and build up co operation, is our one necessity. AND NOW OUR BUSINESS IS AND HAS FOR LONG BEEN THE ORGANIZATION OF A MAN WHO WIELDS THE FORCES OF NATURE NOR TILL THIS IS ATTEMPTED AT LEAST SHALL WE EVER BE FREE OF THAT TERRIBLE PHANTOM OF FEAR OF STARVATION WHICH WITH ITS BROTHER DEVIL DESIRE OF DOMINATION DRIVES US INTO INJUSTICE CRUELTY AND DASTARDLINESS OF ALL KINDS TO CEASE TO FEAR OUR FELLOWS AND LEARN TO DEPEND ON THEM TO DO AWAY WITH COMPETITION AND BUILD UP CO OPERATION IS OUR ONE NECESSITY
velihood. Time passed, and little by little, step by step, he grew stronger, till now after all these ages he has almost completely conquered Nature, and one would think should now have leisure to turn his thoughts towards higher things than procuring to-morrow’s dinner. But, alas! his progress has been broken and halting; and though he has indeed conquered Nature and has her forces under his control to do what he will with, he still has himself to conquer, he still has to think how he will best use those forces which he has mastered. At present he uses them blindly, foolishly, as one driven by mere fate. It would almost seem as if some phantom of the ceaseless pursuit of food which was once the master of the savage was still hunting the civilized man; who toils in a dream, as it were, haunted by mere dim unreal hopes, borne of vague recollections of the days gone by. Out of that dream he must wake, and face things as they really are. The conquest of Nature is complete, may we not say? LESS TOIL OF EARNING HIS LIVELIHOOD TIME PASSED AND LITTLE BY LITTLE STEP BY STEP HE GREW STRONGER TILL NOW AFTER ALL THESE AGES HE HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY CONQUERED NATURE AND ONE WOULD THINK SHOULD NOW HAVE LEISURE TO TURN HIS THOUGHTS TOWARDS HIGHER THINGS THAN PROCURING TO MORROW'S DINNER BUT ALAS HIS PROGRESS HAS BEEN BROKEN AND HALTING AND THOUGH HE IS INDEED CONQUERED NATURE AND HAS HER FORCES UNDER HIS CONTROL TO DO WHAT HE WILL WITH HE STILL HAS HIMSELF TO CONQUER HE STILL HAS TO THINK HOW HE WILL BEST USE THOSE FORCES WHICH HE HAS MASTERED AT PRESENT HE USES THEM BLINDLY FOOLISHLY AS ONE DRIVEN BY MERE FATE IT WOULD ALMOST SEEM AS IF SOME PHANTOM OF THE CEASELESS PURSUIT OF FOOD WHICH WAS ONCE THE MASTER OF THE SAVAGE WAS STILL HUNTING THE CIVILIZED MAN WHO TOILS IN A DREAM AS IT WERE HAUNTED BY MERE DIM UNREAL HOPES BORN OF VAGUE RECOLLECTIONS OF THE DAYS GONE BY OUT OF THAT DREAM HE MUST WAKE AND FACE THINGS AS THEY REALLY ARE THE CONQUEST OF NATURE IS COMPLETE MAY WE NOT SAY
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