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I have said war was the life breath of the profit makers; in like manner, combination is the life of the workers. I HAVE SAID WAR WAS THE LIFE BREATH OF THE PROFIT MAKERS IN LIKE MANNER COMBINATION IS THE LIFE OF THE WORKERS
war commercial: the last, and, the one which all the rest is founded on. We have spoken first of the war of rival nations; next of that of rival firms: we have now to speak of rival men. As nations under the present system are driven to compete with one another for the markets of the world, and as firms or the captains of industry have to scramble for their share of the profits of the markets, so also have the workers to compete with each other—for livelihood; and it is this constant competition or war amongst them which enables the profit-grinders to make their profits, and by means of the wealth so acquired to take all the executive power of the country into their hands. But here is the difference between the position of the workers and the profit-makers: to the latter, the profit-grinders, war is necessary; you cannot have profit-making without competition, individual, corporate, and national; but you may work for a livelihood without competing; you may combine instead of competing.  TO THE THIRD FORM OF WAR COMMERCIAL THE LAST AND THE ONE WHICH ALL THE REST IS FOUNDED ON WE HAVE SPOKEN FIRST OF THE WAR OF RIVAL NATIONS NEXT OF THAT OF RIVAL FIRMS WE HAVE NOW TO SPEAK OF RIVAL MEN AS NATIONS UNDER THE PRESENT SYSTEM ARE DRIVEN TO COMPETE WITH ONE ANOTHER FOR THE MARKETS OF THE WORLD AND AS FIRMS OR THE CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY HAVE TO SCRAMBLE FOR THEIR SHARE OF THE PROFITS OF THE MARKETS SO ALSO HAVE THE WORKERS TO COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER FOR LIVELIHOOD AND IT IS THIS CONSTANT COMPETITION OR WAR AMONGST THEM WHICH ENABLES THE PROFIT GRINDERS TO MAKE THEIR PROFITS AND BY MEANS OF THE WEALTH SO ACQUIRED TO TAKE ALL THE EXECUTIVE POWER OF THE COUNTRY INTO THEIR HANDS BUT HERE IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE POSITION OF THE WORKERS AND THE PROFIT MAKERS TO THE LATTER THE PROFIT GRINDERS WAR IS NECESSARY YOU CANNOT HAVE PROFIT MAKING WITHOUT COMPETITION INDIVIDUAL CORPORATE AND NATIONAL BUT YOU MAY WORK FOR A LIVELIHOOD WITHOUT COMPETING YOU MAY COMBINE INSTEAD OF COMPETING
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