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This curious hope is founded on the feeling that a sentiment antagonistic to the full development of commercialism exists and is gaining ground, and that this sentiment is an independent growth of the ethics of the present epoch. THIS CURIOUS HOPE IS FOUNDED ON THE FEELING THAT A SENTIMENT ANTAGONISTIC TO THE FULL DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIALISM EXISTS AND IS GAINING GROUND AND THAT THIS SENTIMENT IS AN INDEPENDENT GROWTH OF THE ETHICS OF THE PRESENT EPOCH
ation of the markets, and that these two systems are mutually destructive. Others again believe in the possibility of starting from our present workhouse system, for the raising of the lowest part of the working population into a better condition, but do not trouble themselves as to the position of the workers who are fairly above the condition of pauperism, or consider what part they will play in the contest for a better livelihood. And, lastly, quite a large number of well-intentioned persons belonging to the richer classes believe, that in a society that compels competition for livelihood, and holds out to the workers as a stimulus to exertion the hope of their rising into a monopolist class of non-producers, it is yet possible to “moralize” capital (to use a slang phrase of the Positivists): that is to say, that a sentiment imported from a religion which looks upon another world as the true sphere of action for mankind, will override the necessities of our daily life in this world. NDS THE WHOLE ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKETS AND THAT THESE TWO SYSTEMS ARE MUTUALLY DESTRUCTIVE OTHERS AGAIN BELIEVE IN THE POSSIBILITY OF STARTING FROM OUR PRESENT WORKHOUSE SYSTEM FOR THE RAISING OF THE LOWEST PART OF THE WORKING POPULATION INTO A BETTER CONDITION BUT DO NOT TROUBLE THEMSELVES AS TO THE POSITION OF THE WORKERS WHO ARE FAIRLY ABOVE THE CONDITION OF PAUPERISM OR CONSIDER WHAT PART THEY WILL PLAY IN THE CONTEST FOR A BETTER LIVELIHOOD AND LASTLY QUITE A LARGE NUMBER OF WELL INTENTIONED PERSONS BELONGING TO THE RICHER CLASSES BELIEVE THAT IN A SOCIETY THAT COMPELS COMPETITION FOR LIVELIHOOD AND HOLDS OUT TO THE WORKERS AS A STIMULUS TO EXERTION THE HOPE OF THEIR RISING INTO A MONOPOLIST CLASS OF NON PRODUCERS IT IS YET POSSIBLE TO MORALIZE CAPITAL TO USE A SLANG PHRASE OF THE POSITIVES THAT IS TO SAY THAT A SENTIMENT IMPORTED FROM A RELIGION WHICH LOOKS UPON ANOTHER WORLD AS THE TRUE SPHERE OF ACTION FOR MANKIND WILL OVERRIDE THE NECESSITIES OF OUR DAILY LIFE IN THIS WORLD
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