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If the workman had the full results of his labour he would in all cases be comfortably off, if he were working in an unwasteful way. But in order to work unwastefully he must work for his own livelihood, and not to enable another man to live without producing: if he has to sustain another man in idleness who is capable of working for himself, he is treated unfairly; and, believe me, he will only do so as long he is compelled to submit by ignorance and brute force. IF THE WORKMAN HAD THE FULL RESULT OF HIS LABOUR HE WOULD IN ALL CASES BE COMFORTABLY OFF IF HE WERE WORKING IN AN UNWASTEFUL WAY BUT IN ORDER TO WORK UNWASTEFULLY HE MUST WORK FOR HIS OWN LIVELIHOOD AND NOT TO ENABLE ANOTHER MAN TO LIVE WITHOUT PRODUCING IF HE HAS TO SUSTAIN ANOTHER MAN IN IDLENESS WHO IS CAPABLE OF WORKING FOR HIMSELF HE IS TREATED UNFAIRLY AND BELIEVE ME HE WILL ONLY DO SO AS LONG AS HE IS COMPELLED TO SUBMIT BY IGNORANCE AND BRUTE FORCE
an enough for his own bare necessaries, All industrial society is founded on that fact, even from the time when workmen were mere chattel slaves. What a strange society then is this of ours, wherein while one set of people cannot use their wealth, they have so much, but are obliged to waste it, another set are scarcely if at all better than those hapless savages who have neither tools nor co-operation! Surely if this cannot be set right, civilized mankind must write itself down a civilized fool. Here is the workman now, thoroughly organized for production, working for production with complete co-operation, and through marvellous machines; surely if a slave in Aristotle’s time could do more than keep himself alive, the present workman can do much more—as we all very well know that he can. Why therefore should he be otherwise than in a comfortable condition? Simply because of the class system, which with one hand plunders, and with the other wastes the wealth won by the workman’s labour. E TO PRODUCE MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR HIS OWN BARE NECESSARIES ALL INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY IS FOUNDED ON THAT FACT EVEN FROM THE TIME WHEN WORKMEN WERE MERE CHATTEL SLAVES WHAT A STRANGE SOCIETY THEN IS THIS OF OURS WHEREIN WHILE ONE SET OF PEOPLE CANNOT USE THEIR WEALTH THEY HAVE SO MUCH BUT ARE OBLIGED TO WASTE IT ANOTHER SET ARE SCARCELY IF AT ALL BETTER THAN THOSE HAPLESS SAVAGES WHO HAVE NEITHER TOOLS NOR CO OPERATION SURELY IF THIS CANNOT BE SET RIGHT CIVILIZED MANKIND MUST WRITE ITSELF DOWN AS CIVILIZED FOOL HERE IS THE WORKMAN NOW THOROUGHLY ORGANIZED FOR PRODUCTION WORKING FOR PRODUCTION WITH COMPLETE CO OPERATION AND THROUGH MARVELLOUS MACHINES SURELY IF A SLAVE IN ARISTOTLE'S TIME COULD DO MORE THAN KEEP HIMSELF ALIVE THE PRESENT WORKMAN CAN DO MUCH MORE AS WE ALL VERY WELL KNOW THAT HE CAN WHY THEREFORE SHOULD HE BE OTHERWISE THAN IN A COMFORTABLE CONDITION SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE CLASS SYSTEM WHICH WITH ONE HAND PLUNDERS AND WITH THE OTHER WASTES THE WEALTH WON BY THE WORKMAN'S LABOR
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