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_, men determined, whether it be just or unjust, good for humanity or bad for it, to keep the people down as long as they can, which they hope, very naturally, will be as long as they live. MEN DETERMINED WHETHER IT BE JUST OR UNJUST GOOD FOR HUMANITY OR BATTERY TO KEEP THE PEOPLE DOWN AS LONG AS THEY CAN WHICH THEY HOPE VERY NATURALLY WILL BE AS LONG AS THEY LIVE
 there nothing in Parliament, or seeking entrance to it, except this variously tinted Whiggery, this Harlequin of Reaction? Well, inside Parliament, setting aside the Irish party, which is, we may now well hope, merely temporarily there, there is not much. It is not among people of “wealth and local influence,” who I see are supposed to be the only available candidates for Parliament of a recognized party, that you will find the elements of revolution. We will grant that there are some few genuine Democrats there, and let them pass. But outside there are undoubtedly many who are genuine Democrats, and who have it in their heads that it is both possible and desirable to capture the constitutional Parliament and turn it into a real popular assembly, which, with the people behind it, might lead us peaceably and constitutionally into the great Revolution which all _thoughtful_ men desire to bring about; all thoughtful men, that is, who do not belong to the consciously cynical Tories, _i.e. FOR THE WHOLE PEOPLE BUT IS THERE NOTHING IN PARLIAMENT OR SEEKING ENTRANCE TO IT EXCEPT THIS VARIOUSLY TINTED WHIGGERY THIS HARLEQUIN OF REACTION WELL THE INSIDE PARLIAMENT SETTING ASIDE THE IRISH PARTY WHICH IS WE MAY NOW WELL HOPE MERELY TEMPORARILY THERE THERE IS NOT MUCH IT IS NOT AMONG PEOPLE OF WEALTH AND LOCAL INFLUENCE WHO I SEE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE ONLY AVAILABLE CANDIDATE FOR PARLIAMENT OF A RECOGNIZED PARTY THAT YOU WILL FIND THE ELEMENTS OF REVOLUTION WE WILL GRANT THAT THERE ARE SOME FEW GENUINE DEMOCRATS THERE AND LET THEM PASS BUT OUTSIDE THERE ARE UNDOUBTEDLY MANY WHO ARE GENUINE DEMOCRATS AND WHO HAVE IT IN THEIR HEADS THAT IT IS BOTH POSSIBLE AND DESIRABLE TO CAPTURE THE CONSTITUTIONAL PARLIAMENT AND TURN IT INTO A REAL POPULAR ASSEMBLY WHICH WITH THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT MIGHT LEAD US PEACEABLY AND CONSTITUTIONALLY INTO THE GREAT REVOLUTION WHICH ALL THOUGHTFUL MEN DESIRE TO BRING ABOUT ALL THOUGHTFUL MEN THAT IS WHO DO NOT BELONG TO THE CONSCIOUSLY CYNICAL TORIES I E
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