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Once more I say, that for a man to be the whole of his life hopelessly engaged in performing one repulsive and never ending task, is an arrangement fit enough for the hell imagined by theologians, but scarcely fit for any other form of society. Lastly, if this rougher work were of any special kind, we may suppose that special volunteers would be called on to perform it, who would surely be forthcoming, unless men in a state of freedom should lose the sparks of manliness which they possessed as slaves. ONCE MORE I SAY THAT FOR A MAN TO BE THE WHOLE OF HIS LIFE HOPELESSLY ENGAGED IN PERFORMING ONE REPULSIVE AND NEVER ENDING TASK IS AN ARRANGEMENT FIT ENOUGH FOR THE HELL IMAGINED BY THEOLOGIANS BUT SCARCELY FIT FOR ANY OTHER FORM OF SOCIETY LASTLY IF THIS ROUGHER WORK WERE OF ANY SPECIAL KIND WE MAY SUPPOSE THAT SPECIAL VOLUNTEERS WOULD BE CALLED ON TO PERFORM IT WHICH WOULD SURELY BE FORTHCOMING UNLESS MEN IN A STATE OF FREEDOM SHOULD LOSE THE SPARKS OF MANLINESS WHICH THEY POSSESSED AS SLAVES
luxuries, or the poison and trash now called cheap wares. No one would make plush breeches when there were no flunkies to wear them, nor would anybody waste his time over making oleomargarine when no one was _compelled_ to abstain from real butter. Adulteration laws are only needed in a society of thieves—and in such a society they are a dead letter. Socialists are often asked how work of the rougher and more repulsive kind could be carried out in the new condition of things. To attempt to answer such questions fully or authoritatively would be attempting the impossibility of constructing a scheme of a new society out of the materials of the old, before we knew which of those materials would disappear and which endure through the evolution which is leading us to the great change. Yet it is not difficult to conceive of some arrangement whereby those who did the roughest work should work for the shortest spells. And again, what is said above of the variety of work applies specially here. E NOW CALLED LUXURIES OR THE POISON AND TRASH NOW CALLED CHEAP WARES NO ONE WOULD MAKE PLUSH BREECHES WHEN THERE WERE NO FLUNKEYS TO WEAR THEM NOR WOULD ANYBODY WASTE HIS TIME OVER MAKING OLEOMARGARINE WHEN NO ONE WAS COMPELLED TO ABSTAIN FROM REAL BUTTER ADULTERATION LAWS ARE ONLY NEEDED IN A SOCIETY OF THIEVES AND IN SUCH A SOCIETY THEY ARE A DEAD LETTER SOCIALISTS ARE OFTEN ASKED HOW WORK OF THE ROUGHER AND MORE REPULSIVE KIND COULD BE CARRIED OUT IN THE NEW CONDITION OF THINGS TO ATTEMPT TO ANSWER SUCH QUESTIONS FULLY OR AUTHORITATIVELY WOULD BE ATTEMPTING THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTING A SCHEME OF A NEW SOCIETY OUT OF THE MATERIALS OF THE OLD BEFORE WE KNEW WHICH OF THOSE MATERIALS WOULD DISAPPEAR AND WHICH ENDURE THROUGH THE EVOLUTION WHICH IS LEADING US TO THE GREAT CHANGE YET IT IS NOT DIFFICULT TO CONCEIVE OF SOME ARRANGEMENT WHEREBY THOSE WHO DID THE ROUGHEST WORK SHOULD WORK FOR THE SHORTEST SPELLS AND AGAIN WHAT IS SAID ABOVE OF THE VARIETY OF WORK APPLIES SPECIALLY HERE
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