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Or take Ireland, the success which is to day attending the struggles of Ireland for independence is, I am quite sure, owing to the spread of this idea: it no longer seems a monstrous proposition to liberal minded Englishmen that a country should administer its own affairs: the feeling that it is not only just, but also very convenient to all parties for it to do so, is extinguishing the prejudices fostered by centuries of oppressive and wasteful mastership. OR TAKE IRELAND THE SUCCESS WHICH IS TO DAY ATTENDING THE STRUGGLES OF IRELAND FOR INDEPENDENCE IS I AM QUITE SURE OWING TO THE SPREAD OF THIS IDEA IT NO LONGER SEEMS A MONSTROUS PROPOSITION TO LIBERAL MINDED ENGLISHMEN THAT A COUNTRY SHOULD ADMINISTER ITS OWN AFFAIRS THE FEELING THAT IT IS NOT ONLY JUST BUT ALSO VERY CONVENIENT TO ALL PARTIES FOR IT TO DO SO IS EXTINGUISHING THE PREJUDICES FOSTERED BY CENTURIES OF OPPRESSIVE AND WASTEFUL MASTERSHIP
o necessity for holding together masses of men to draw together the greatest proportion of profit to their locality, or to the real or imaginary union of persons and corporations which is now called a nation. What we now call a nation is a body whose function it is to assert the special welfare of its incorporated members at the expense of all other similar bodies: the death of competition will deprive it of this function; since there will be no attack there need be no defence, and it seems to me that this function being taken away from the nation it can have no other, and therefore must cease to exist as a political entity. On this side of the movement opinion is growing steadily. It is clear that, quite apart from Socialism, the idea of local administration is pushing out that of centralized government: to take a remarkable case: in the French Revolution of 1793, the most advanced party was centralizing: in the latest French revolution, that of the Commune of 1871, it was federalist. OLDING TOGETHER MASSES OF MEN TO DRAW TOGETHER THE GREATEST PROPORTION OF PROFIT TO THEIR LOCALITY OR TO THE REAL OR IMAGINARY UNION OF PERSONS AND CORPORATIONS WHICH IS NOW CALLED A NATION WHAT WE NOW CALL A NATION IS A BODY WHOSE FUNCTION IT IS TO ASSERT THE SPECIAL WELFARE OF ITS INCORPORATED MEMBERS AT THE EXPENSE OF ALL OTHER SIMILAR BODIES THE DEATH OF COMPETITION WILL DEPRIVE IT OF THIS FUNCTION SINCE THERE WILL BE NO ATTACK THERE NEED BE NO DEFENSE AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS FUNCTION BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM THE NATION IT CAN HAVE NO OTHER AND THEREFORE MUST CEASE TO EXIST AS A POLITICAL ENTITY ON THIS SIDE OF THE MOVEMENT OPINION IS GROWING STEADILY IT IS CLEAR THAT QUITE APART FROM SOCIALISM THE IDEA OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATION IS PUSHING OUT THAT OF CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT TO TAKE A REMARKABLE CASE IN THE FRENCH REVOLUTION OF SEVENTEEN NINETY THREE THE MOST ADVANCED PARTY WAS CENTRALIZING IN THE LATEST FRENCH REVOLUTION THAT OF THE COMMUNE OF EIGHTEEN SEVENTY ONE IT WAS FEDERALIST
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