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Even when we explain that we use the word revolution in its etymological sense, and mean by it a change in the basis of society, people are scared at the idea of such a vast change, and beg that you will speak of reform and not revolution. EVEN WHEN WE EXPLAIN THAT WE USE THE WORD REVOLUTION IN ITS ETYMOLOGICAL SENSE AND MEAN BY IT A CHANGE IN THE BASIS OF SOCIETY PEOPLE ARE SCARED AT THE IDEA OF SUCH A VAST CHANGE AND BEG THAT YOU WILL SPEAK OF REFORM AND NOT REVOLUTION
GUTENBERG EBOOK SIGNS OF CHANGE*** Transcribed from the 1896 Longmans, Green, and Co. edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org SIGNS OF CHANGE Seven Lectures _DELIVERED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS_ * * * * * BY WILLIAM MORRIS AUTHOR OF “THE EARTHLY PARADISE” * * * * * LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. LONDON, NEW YORK, AND BOMBAY 1896 _All rights reserved_ CONTENTS. PAGE HOW WE LIVE AND HOW WE MIGHT LIVE 1 WHIGS, DEMOCRATS, AND SOCIALISTS 37 FEUDAL ENGLAND 55 THE HOPES OF CIVILIZATION 84 THE AIMS OF ART 117 USEFUL WORK _VERSUS_ USELESS TOIL 141 DAWN OF A NEW EPOCH 174 HOW WE LIVE AND HOW WE MIGHT LIVE. THE word Revolution, which we Socialists are so often forced to use, has a terrible sound in most people’s ears, even when we have explained to them that it does not necessarily mean a change accompanied by riot and all kinds of violence, and cannot mean a change made mechanically and in the teeth of opinion by a group of men who have somehow managed to seize on the executive power for the moment.  SECTION ONE OF SIGNS OF CHANGE BY WILLIAM MORRIS THIS IS A LIBERY VOX RECORDING ALL LIBERY VOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERY VOX DOT ORGUE RECORDING BY DEBORAH BRABEN SIGNS OF CHANGE BY WILLIAM MORRIS SECTION ONE HOW WE LIVE AND HOW WE MIGHT LIVE PART ONE THE WORD REVOLUTION WHICH WE SOCIALISTS ARE SO OFTEN FORCED TO USE HAS A TERRIBLE SOUND IN MOST PEOPLE'S EARS EVEN WHEN WE HAVE EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN A CHANGE ACCOMPANIED BY RIOT AND ALL KINDS OF VIOLENCE AND CANNOT MEAN A CHANGE MADE MECHANICALLY AND IN THE TEETH OF OPINION BY A GROUP OF MEN WHO HAVE SOMEHOW MANAGED TO SEIZE ON THE EXECUTIVE POWER FOR THE MOMENT
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