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Remember that at present the custom is that a person so privileged is in the position of a man (with a policeman or so to help) guarding the gate of a field which will supply livelihood to whomsoever can work in it: crowds of people who don't want to die come to that gate; but there stands law and order, and says "pay me five shillings before you go in;" and he or she that hasn't the five shillings has to stay outside, and die—or live in the workhouse. REMEMBER THAT AT PRESENT THE CUSTOM IS THAT A PERSON SO PRIVILEGED IS IN THE POSITION OF A MAN WITH A POLICEMAN OR SO TO HELP GUARDING THE GATE OF A FIELD WHICH WILL SUPPLY LIVELIHOOD TO WHOMSOEVER CAN WORK IN IT CROWDS OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO DIE COME TO THAT GATE BUT THERE STANDS LAW AND ORDER AND SAYS PAY ME FIVE SHILLINGS BEFORE YOU GO IN AND HE OR SHE THAT HASN'T THE FIVE SHILLINGS HAS TO STAY OUTSIDE AND DIE OR LIVE IN THE WORKHOUSE
lf, and is grateful to him for overcoming her; a friend in the guise of an enemy. There must be no contention of man with man, but _association_ instead; so only can labour be really organized, harmoniously organized. But harmony cannot co-exist with contention for individual gain: men must work for the common gain if the world is to be raised out of its present misery; therefore that claim of the workman (that is of every able man) must be subject to the fact that he is but a part of a harmonious whole: he is worthless without the co-operation of his fellows, who help him according to their capacities: he ought to feel, and will feel when he has his right senses, that he is working for his own interest when he is working for that of the community. So working, his work must always be profitable, therefore no obstacle must be thrown in the way of his work: the means whereby his labour-power can be exercised must be free to him. The privilege of the proprietary class must come to an end. HE CONFLICT AGAINST HERSELF AND IS GRATEFUL TO HIM FOR OVERCOMING HER A FRIEND IN THE GUISE OF AN ENEMY THERE MUST BE NO CONTENTION OF MAN WITH MAN BUT ASSOCIATION INSTEAD SO ONLY CAN LABOR BE REALLY ORGANIZED HARMONIOUSLY ORGANIZED BUT HARMONY CANNOT CO EXIST WITH CONTENTION FOR INDIVIDUAL GAIN MEN MUST WORK FOR THE COMMON GAIN IF THE WORLD IS TO BE RAISED OUT OF ITS PRESENT MISERY THEREFORE THAT CLAIM OF THE WORKMAN THAT IS OF EVERY ABLE MAN MUST BE SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT HE IS BUT A PART OF A HARMONIOUS WHOLE HE IS WORTHLESS WITHOUT THE CO OPERATION OF HIS FELLOWS WHO HELP HIM ACCORDING TO THEIR CAPACITIES HE OUGHT TO FEEL AND WILL FEEL WHEN HE HAS HIS RIGHT SENSES THAT HE IS WORKING FOR HIS OWN INTEREST WHEN HE IS WORKING FOR THAT OF THE COMMUNITY SO WORKING HIS WORK MUST ALWAYS BE PROFITABLE THEREFORE NO OBSTACLE MUST BE THROWN IN THE WAY OF HIS WORK THE MEANS WHEREBY HIS LABOUR POWER CAN BE EXERCISED MUST BE FREE TO HIM THE PRIVILEGE OF THE PROPRIETARY CLASS MUST COME TO AN END
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