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I have said there are Tories and yet no real Tory party; so also it seems to me that there are Democrats but no Democratic party; at present they are used by the leaders of the parliamentary factions, and also kept at a distance by them from any real power. I HAVE SAID THERE ARE TORIES AND YET NO REAL TORY PARTY SO ALSO IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE ARE DEMOCRATS BUT NO DEMOCRATIC PARTY AT PRESENT THEY ARE USED BY THE LEADERS OF THE PARLIAMENTARY FACTIONS AND ALSO KEPT AT A DISTANCE BY THEM FROM ANY REAL POWER
gh, they would certainly draw on a great civil war, and such a war once let loose would not end but either with the full triumph of Socialism or its extinction for the present; it would be impossible to limit the aim of the struggle; nor can we even guess at the course which it would take, except that it could not be a matter of compromise. But suppose the Democratic party peaceably successful on this new basis of semi-State Socialism, what would it all mean? Attempts to balance the two classes whose interests are opposed to each other, a mere ignoring of this antagonism which has led us through so many centuries to where we are now, and then, after a period of disappointment and disaster, the naked conflict once more; a revolution made, and another immediately necessary on its morrow! Yet, indeed, it will not come to that; for, whatever may be the aims of the Democrats, they will not succeed in getting themselves into a position from whence they could make the attempt to realize them. IN DRIVING IT THROUGH THEY WOULD CERTAINLY DRAW ON A GREAT CIVIL WAR AND SUCH A WAR ONCE LET LOOSE WOULD NOT END BUT EITHER WITH THE FULL TRIUMPH OF SOCIALISM OR ITS EXTINCTION FOR THE PRESENT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO LIMIT THE AIM OF THE STRUGGLE NOR COULD WE EVEN GUESS AT THE COURSE WHICH IT WOULD TAKE EXCEPT THAT IT COULD NOT BE A MATTER OF COMPROMISE BUT SUPPOSE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY PEACEABLY SUCCESSFUL ON THIS NEW BASIS OF SEMI STATE SOCIALISM WHAT WOULD IT ALL MEAN ATTEMPTS TO BALANCE THE TWO CLASSES WHOSE INTERESTS ARE OPPOSED TO EACH OTHER A MERE IGNORING OF THIS ANTAGONISM WHICH HAS LED US THROUGH SO MANY CENTURIES TO WHERE WE ARE NOW AND THEN AFTER A PERIOD OF DISAPPOINTMENT AND DISASTER THE NAKED CONFLICT ONCE MORE A REVOLUTION MADE AND ANOTHER IMMEDIATELY NECESSARY ON ITS MORROW YET INDEED IT WILL NOT COME TO THAT FOR WHATEVER MAY BE THE AIMS OF THE DEMOCRATS THEY WILL NOT SUCCEED IN GETTING THEMSELVES INTO A POSITION FROM WHENCE THEY COULD MAKE THE ATTEMPT TO REALIZE THEM
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