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If this arrangement seems to you preposterously ideal, as it well may, looking at our present condition, I must back it up by saying that when men are organized so that their labour is not wasted, they will be relieved from the fear of starvation and the desire of domination, and will have freedom and leisure to look round and see what they really do need. IF THIS ARRANGEMENT SEEMS TO YOU PREPOSTEROUSLY IDEAL AS WELL IT MAY LOOKING AT OUR PRESENT CONDITION I MUST PACK IT UP BY SAYING THAT WHEN MEN ARE ORGANIZED SO THAT THEIR LABOUR IS NOT WASTED THEY WILL BE RELIEVED FROM THE FEAR OF STARVATION AND THE DESIRE OF DOMINATION AND WILL HAVE FREEDOM AND LEISURE TO LOOK ROUND AND SEE WHAT THEY REALLY DO NEED
sense of their common oppression. But now that, owing to the very pursuit of these undue shares of profit, or extra earnings, men have become more dependent on each other for production, and have been driven, as I said before, to combine together for that end more completely, the power of the workers—that is to say, of the robbed or fleeced class—has enormously increased, and it only remains for them to understand that they have this power. When they do that they will be able to give the right answer to the question what is to be done with the extra products of labour over and above what will keep the labourer alive to labour: which answer is, that the worker will have all that he produces, and not be fleeced at all: and remember that he produces collectively, and therefore he will do effectively what work is required of him according to his capacity, and of the produce of that work he will have what he needs; because, you see, he cannot _use_ more than he needs—he can only _waste_ it. QUENTLY COULD HAVE LITTLE SENSE OF THEIR COMMON OPPRESSION BUT NOW THAT OWING TO THE VERY PURSUIT OF THESE UNDUE SHARES OF PROFIT OR EXTRA EARNINGS MEN HAVE BECOME MORE DEPENDENT ON EACH OTHER FOR PRODUCTION AND HAVE BEEN DRIVEN AS I SAID BEFORE TO COMBINE TOGETHER FOR THAT END MORE COMPLETELY THE POWER OF THE WORKERS THAT IS TO SAY OF THE ROBBED OR FLEECED CLASS HAS ENORMOUSLY INCREASED AND IT ONLY REMAINS FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE THIS POWER WHEN THEY DO THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE THE RIGHT ANSWER TO THE QUESTION WHAT IS TO BE DONE WITH THE EXTRA PRODUCTS OF LABOUR OVER AND ABOVE WHAT WILL KEEP THE LABORER ALIVE TO LABOUR WHICH ANSWER IS THAT THE WORKER WILL HAVE ALL THAT HE PRODUCES AND NOT BE FLEECED AT ALL AND REMEMBER THAT HE PRODUCES COLLECTIVELY AND THEREFORE HE WILL DO EFFECTIVELY WHAT WORK IS REQUIRED OF HIM ACCORDING TO HIS CAPACITY AND OF THE PRODUCE OF THAT WORK HE WILL HAVE WHAT HE NEEDS BECAUSE YOU SEE HE CANNOT USE MORE THAN HE NEEDS HE CAN ONLY WASTE IT
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