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Well, so much for my claims as to my _necessary_ work, my tribute to the community. I believe people would find, as they advanced in their capacity for carrying on social order, that life so lived was much less expensive than we now can have any idea of; and that, after a little, people would rather be anxious to seek work than to avoid it; that our working hours would rather be merry parties of men and maids, young men and old enjoying themselves over their work, than the grumpy weariness it mostly is now. WELL SO MUCH FOR MY CLAIMS AS TO MY NECESSARY WORK MY ATTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY I BELIEVE PEOPLE WOULD FIND AS THEY ADVANCED IN THEIR CAPACITY FOR CARRYING ON SOCIAL ORDER THAT LIFE SO LIVED WAS MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE THAN WE CAN NOW HAVE ANY IDEA OF AND THAT AFTER A LITTLE PEOPLE WOULD RATHER BE ANXIOUS TO SEEK WORK THAN TO AVOID IT THAT OUR WORKING HOURS WOULD RATHER BE MERRY PARTIES OF MEN AND MAIDS YOUNG MEN AND OLD ENJOYING THEMSELVES OVER THEIR WORK THAN THE GRUMPY WEARINESS IT MOSTLY IS NOW
 to be largely volunteer work, and done, as I say, in spells. And what I say of very rough work I say also of nasty work. On the other hand, I should think very little of the manhood of a stout and healthy man who did not feel a pleasure in doing rough work; always supposing him to work under the conditions I have been speaking of—namely, feeling that it was useful (and consequently honoured), and that it was not continuous or hopeless, and that he was really doing it of his own free will. The last claim I make for my work is that the places I worked in, factories or workshops, should be pleasant, just as the fields where our most necessary work is done are pleasant. Believe me there is nothing in the world to prevent this being done, save the necessity of making profits on all wares; in other words, the wares are cheapened at the expense of people being forced to work in crowded, unwholesome, squalid, noisy dens: that is to say, they are cheapened at the expense of the workman’s life. INK SUCH WORK AS THAT OUGHT TO BE LARGELY VOLUNTEER WORK AND DONE AS I SAY IN SPELLS AND WHAT I SAY OF VERY ROUGH WORK I SAY ALSO OF NASTY WORK ON THE OTHER HAND I SHOULD THINK VERY LITTLE OF THE MANHOOD OF A STOUT AND HEALTHY MAN WHO DID NOT FEEL A PLEASURE IN DOING ROUGH WORK ALWAYS SUPPOSING HIM TO WORK UNDER THE CONDITIONS I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING OF NAMELY FEELING THAT IT WAS USEFUL AND CONSEQUENTLY HONORED AND THAT IT WAS NOT CONTINUOUS OR HOPELESS AND THAT HE WAS REALLY DOING IT OF HIS OWN FREE WILL THE LAST CLAIM I MAKE FOR MY WORK IS THAT THE PLACES I WORKED IN FACTORIES OR WORKSHOPS SHOULD BE PLEASANT JUST AS THE FIELDS WHERE OUR MOST NECESSARY WORK IS DONE ARE PLEASANT BELIEVE ME THERE IS NOTHING IN THE WORLD TO PREVENT THIS BEING DONE SAVE THE NECESSITY OF MAKING PROFITS ON ALL WARES IN OTHER WORDS THE WARES ARE CHEAPENED AT THE EXPENSE OF PEOPLE BEING FORCED TO WORK IN CROWDED UNWHOLESOME SQUALID NOISY DENS THAT IS TO SAY THEY ARE CHEAPENED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE WORKMEN'S LIFE
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