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Nothing but a tremendous force can deal with this force; it will not suffer itself to be dismembered, nor to lose anything which really is its essence without putting forth all its force in resistance; rather than lose anything which it considers of importance, it will pull the roof of the world down upon its head. NOTHING BUT A TREMENDOUS FORCE CAN DEAL WITH THIS FORCE IT WILL NOT SUFFER ITSELF TO BE DISMEMBERED NOR TO LOSE ANYTHING WHICH REALLY IS ITS ESSENCE WITHOUT PUTTING FORTH ALL ITS FORCE IN RESISTANCE RATHER THAN LOSE ANYTHING WHICH IT CONSIDERS OF IMPORTANCE IT WILL PULL THE ROOF OF THE WORLD DOWN UPON ITS HEAD
 sufficient tokens of what this non-political co-operation must come to: “Nothing—it shall not be less.” But again, it may be said, some of the Democrats go farther than this; they take up actual pieces of Socialism, and are more than inclined to support them. Nationalization of the land, or of railways, or cumulative taxation on incomes, or limiting the right of inheritance, or new factory laws, or the restriction by law of the day’s labour—one of these, or more than one sometimes, the Democrats will support, and see absolute salvation in these one or two planks of the platform. All this I admit, and once again say it is a hopeful sign, and yet once again I say there is a snare in it—a snake lies lurking in the grass. Those who think that they can deal with our present system in this piecemeal way very much underrate the strength of the tremendous organization under which we live, and which appoints to each of us his place, and if we do not chance to fit it, grinds us down till we do. IONS OF THE WORKERS ARE SUFFICIENT TOKENS OF WHAT THIS NON POLITICAL CO OPERATION MUST COME TO NOTHING IT SHALL NOT BE LESS BUT AGAIN IT MAY BE SAID SOME OF THE DEMOCRATS GO FARTHER THAN THIS THEY TAKE UP ACTUAL PIECES OF SOCIALISM AND ARE MORE THAN INCLINED TO SUPPORT THEM NATIONALIZATION OF THE LAND OR OF RAILWAYS OR CUMULATIVE TAXATION ON INCOMES OR LIMITING THE RIGHT OF INHERITANCE OR DUFACTORY LAWS OR THE RESTRICTION BY LAW OF THE DAY'S LABOUR ONE OF THESE OR MORE THAN ONE SOMETIMES THE DEMOCRATS WILL SUPPORT AND SEE ABSOLUTE SALVATION IN THESE ONE OR TWO PLANKS OF THE PLATFORM ALL THIS I ADMIT AND ONCE AGAIN SAY IT IS A HOPEFUL SIGN AND YET ONCE AGAIN I SAY THERE IS A SNARE IN IT A SNAKE LIES LURKING IN THE GRASS THOSE WHO THINK THAT THEY CAN DEAL WITH OUR PRESENT SYSTEM IN THIS PIECEMEAL WAY VERY MUCH UNDERRATE THE STRENGTH OF THE TREMENDOUS ORGANIZATION UNDER WHICH WE LIVE AND WHICH APPOINTS TO EACH OF US HIS HIS PLACE AND IF WE DO NOT CHANCE TO FIT IT GRINDS US DOWN TILL WE DO
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