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So that I believe that the "Aims of Art" will be realized, though I know that they cannot be, so long as we groan under the tyranny of Artificial Famine. SO THAT I BELIEVE THAT THE AIMS OF ART WILL BE REALIZED THOUGH I KNOW THAT THEY CANNOT BE SO LONG AS WE GROWN UNDER THE TYRANNY OF ARTIFICIAL FAMINE
a savage, from a savage into a barbarian, and so on; and some thousands of years hence he may be beginning once more those arts which we have now lost, and be carving interlacements like the New Zealanders, or scratching forms of animals on their cleaned blade-bones, like the pre-historic men of the drift. But in any case, according to the pessimist view, which looks upon revolt against Artificial Famine as impossible to succeed, we shall wearily trudge the circle again, until some accident, some unforeseen consequence of arrangement, makes an end of us altogether. That pessimism I do not believe in, nor, on the other hand, do I suppose that it is altogether a matter of our wills as to whether we shall further human progress or human degradation; yet, since there are those who are impelled towards the Socialist or Optimistic side of things, I must conclude that there is some hope of its prevailing, that the strenuous efforts of many individuals imply a force which is thrusting them on.  TOLERABLE ANIMAL INTO A SAVAGE FROM A SAVAGE INTO A BARBARIAN AND SO ON AND SOME THOUSANDS OF YEARS HENCE HE MAY BE BEGINNING ONCE MORE THOSE ARTS WHICH WE HAVE NOW LOST AND BE CARVING INTERLACEMENTS LIKE THE NEW ZEALANDERS OR SCRATCHING FORMS OF ANIMALS ON THEIR CLEANED BLADE BONES LIKE THE PREHISTORIC MEN OF THE DRIFT BUT IN ANY CASE ACCORDING TO THE PESSIMIST VIEW WHICH LOOKS UPON REVOLT AGAINST ARTIFICIAL FAMINE AS IMPOSSIBLE TO SUCCEED WE SHALL WEARILY TRUDGE THE CIRCLE AGAIN UNTIL SOME ACCIDENT SOME UNFORESEEN CONSEQUENCE OF ARRANGEMENT MAKES AN END OF US ALTOGETHER THAT PESSIMISM I DO NOT BELIEVE IN NOR ON THE OTHER HAND DO I SUPPOSE THAT IT IS ALTOGETHER A MATTER OF OUR WILLS AS TO WHETHER WE SHALL FURTHER HUMAN PROGRESS OR HUMAN DEGRADATION YET SINCE THERE ARE THOSE WHO ARE IMPELLED TOWARDS THE SOCIALIST OR OPTIMISTIC SIDE OF THINGS I MUST CONCLUDE THAT THERE IS SOME HOPE OF ITS PREVAILING THAT THE STRENUOUS EFFORTS OF MANY INDIVIDUALS IMPLY A FORCE WHICH IS THRUSTING THEM ON
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