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And, yet, we must say in the teeth of the hypocritical praise of all labour, whatsoever it may be, of which I have made mention, that there is some labour which is so far from being a blessing that it is a curse; that it would be better for the community and for the worker if the latter were to fold his hands and refuse to work, and either die or let us pack him off to the workhouse or prison—which you will. AND YET WE MUST SAY IN THE TEETH OF THE HYPOCRITICAL PRAISE OF ALL LABOUR WHATSOEVER IT MAY BE OF WHICH I HAVE MADE MENTION THAT THERE IS SOME LABOUR WHICH IS SO FAR FROM BEING A BLESSING THAT IT IS A CURSE THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE WORKER IF THE LATTER WERE TO FOLD HIS HANDS AND REFUSE TO WORK AND EITHER DIE OR LET US PACK HIM OFF TO THE WORKHOUSE OR PRISON WHICH YOU WILL
ations and praises, if he is only “industrious” enough and deprives himself of all pleasure and holidays in the sacred cause of labour. In short, it has become an article of the creed of modern morality that all labour is good in itself—a convenient belief to those who live on the labour of others. But as to those on whom they live, I recommend them not to take it on trust, but to look into the matter a little deeper. Let us grant, first, that the race of man must either labour or perish. Nature does not give us our livelihood gratis; we must win it by toil of some sort or degree. Let us see, then, if she does not give us some compensation for this compulsion to labour, since certainly in other matters she takes care to make the acts necessary to the continuance of life in the individual and the race not only endurable, but even pleasurable. You may be sure that she does so, that it is of the nature of man, when he is not diseased, to take pleasure in his work under certain conditions. PPY WORKER WITH CONGRATULATIONS AND PRAISES IF HE IS ONLY INDUSTRIOUS ENOUGH AND DEPRIVES HIMSELF OF ALL PLEASURE AND HOLIDAYS IN THE SACRED CAUSE OF LABOUR IN SHORT IT HAS BECOME AN ARTICLE OF THE CREED OF MODERN MORALITY THAT ALL LABOUR IS GOOD IN ITSELF A CONVENIENT BELIEF TO THOSE WHO LIVE ON THE LABOUR OF OTHERS BUT AS TO THOSE ON WHOM THEY LIVE I RECOMMEND THEM NOT TO TAKE IT ON TRUST BUT TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER A LITTLE DEEPER LET US GRANT FIRST THAT THE RACE OF MAN MUST EITHER LABOR OR PERISH NATURE DOES NOT GIVE US OUR LIVELIHOOD GRATIS WE MUST WIN IT BY TOIL OF SOME SORT OR DEGREE LET US SEE THEN IF SHE DOES NOT GIVE US SOME COMPENSATION FOR THIS COMPULSION TO LABOR SINCE CERTAINLY IN OTHER MATTERS SHE TAKES CARE TO MAKE THE ACTS NECESSARY TO THE CONTINUANCE OF LIFE IN THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE RACE NOT ONLY ENDURABLE BUT EVEN PLEASURABLE YOU MAY BE SURE THAT SHE DOES SO THAT IT IS OF THE NATURE OF MAN WHEN HE IS NOT DISEASED TO TAKE PLEASURE IN HIS WORK UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS
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