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Who knows, I say? Yet this we know, that ahead of us, with nothing betwixt us except such incidents as are necessary to its development, lies the inevitable social revolution, which will bring about the end of mastery and the triumph of fellowship. WHO KNOWS I SAY YET THIS WE KNOW THAT AHEAD OF US WITH NOTHING BETWIXT US EXCEPT SUCH INCIDENTS AS ARE NECESSARY TO ITS DEVELOPMENT LIES THE INEVITABLE SOCIAL REVOLUTION WHICH WILL BRING ABOUT THE END OF MASTERY AND THE TRIUMPH OF FELLOWSHIP
vist motto, “Live for others,” be taken in stark literality, the modern workman should be a good and wise man, since he has no chance of living for himself! And yet, I wish he were wiser still; wise enough to make an end of the preaching of “Live on others,” which is the motto set forth by commercialism to her favoured children. Yet in one thing the modern proletarian has an advantage over the mediæval serf, and that advantage is a world in itself. Many a century lay between the serf and successful revolt, and though he tried it many a time and never lost heart, yet the coming change which his martyrdom helped on was not to be for him yet, but for the new masters of his successors. With us it is different. A few years of wearisome struggle against apathy and ignorance; a year or two of growing hope—and then who knows? Perhaps a few months, or perhaps a few days of the open struggle against brute force, with the mask off its face, and the sword in its hand, and then we are over the bar.  JESTER TRULY IF THE POSITIVEST MOTTO LIVE FOR OTHERS BE TAKEN IN STARK LITERALITY THE MODERN WORKMAN SHOULD BE A GOOD AND WISE MAN SINCE HE HAS NO CHANCE OF LIVING FOR HIMSELF AND YET I WISH HE WERE WISER STILL WISE ENOUGH TO MAKE AN END OF THE PREACHING OF LIVE ON OTHERS WHICH IS THE MOTTO SET FORTH BY COMMERCIALISM TO HER FAVORED CHILDREN YET IN ONE THING THE MODERN PROLETARIAN HAS AN ADVANTAGE OVER THE MEDIAEVAL SERF AND THAT ADVANTAGE IS A WORLD IN ITSELF MANY A CENTURY LAY BETWEEN THE SERF AND SUCCESSFUL REVOLT AND THOUGH HE TRIED IT MANY A TIME AND NEVER LOST HEART YET THE COMING CHANGE WHICH HIS MARTYRDOM HELPED ON WAS NOT TO BE FOR HIM YET BUT FOR THE NEW MASTERS OF HIS SUCCESSORS WITH US IT IS DIFFERENT A FEW YEARS OF WEARISOME STRUGGLE AGAINST APATHY AND IGNORANCE A YEAR OR TWO OF GROWING HOPE AND THEN WHO KNOWS PERHAPS A FEW MONTHS OR PERHAPS A FEW DAYS OF THE OPEN STRUGGLE AGAINST BRUTE FORCE WITH THE MASK OFF ITS FACE AND THE SWORD IN ITS HAND AND THEN WE ARE OVER THE BAR
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