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The first and most obvious necessities will be so easily provided for in a community in which there is no waste of labour, that we shall have time to look round and consider what we really do want, that can be obtained without over taxing our energies; for the often expressed fear of mere idleness falling upon us when the force supplied by the present hierarchy of compulsion is withdrawn, is a fear which is but generated by the burden of excessive and repulsive labour, which we most of us have to bear at present. THE FIRST AND MOST OBVIOUS NECESSITIES WILL BE SO EASILY PROVIDED FOR IN A COMMUNITY IN WHICH THERE IS NO WASTE OF LABOUR THAT WE SHALL HAVE TIME TO LOOK ROUND AND CONSIDER WHAT WE REALLY DO WANT THAT CAN BE OBTAINED WITHOUT OVERTAXING OUR ENERGIES FOR THE OFTEN EXPRESSED FEAR OF MERE IDLENESS FALLING UPON US WHEN THE FORCE SUPPLIED BY THE PRESENT HIERARCHY OF COMPULSION IS WITHDRAWN IS A FEAR WHICH IS BUT GENERATED BY THE BURDEN OF EXCESSIVE AND REPULSIVE LABOUR WHICH WE MOST OF US HAVE TO BEAR AT PRESENT
 the land, machinery, factories, &c., into the hands of the community, to be used for the good of all alike, so that we might all work at “supplying” the real “demands” of each and all—that is to say, work for livelihood, instead of working to supply the demand of the profit market—instead of working for profit—i.e., the power of compelling other men to work against their will. When this first step has been taken and men begin to understand that Nature wills all men either to work or starve, and when they are no longer such fools as to allow some the alternative of stealing, when this happy day is come, we shall then be relieved from the tax of waste, and consequently shall find that we have, as aforesaid, a mass of labour-power available, which will enable us to live as we please within reasonable limits. We shall no longer be hurried and driven by the fear of starvation, which at present presses no less on the greater part of men in civilized communities than it does on mere savages.  CAPITAL INCLUDING THE LAND MACHINERY FACTORIES ET CETERA INTO THE HANDS OF THE COMMUNITY TO BE USED FOR THE GOOD OF ALL ALIKE SO THAT WE MIGHT ALL WORK AT SUPPLYING THE REAL DEMANDS OF EACH AND ALL THAT IS TO SAY WORK FOR LIVELIHOOD INSTEAD OF WORKING TO SUPPLY THE DEMAND OF THE PROFIT MARKET INSTEAD OF WORKING FOR PROFIT I EITHER POWER OF COMPELLING OTHER MEN TO WORK AGAINST THEIR WILL WHEN THIS FIRST STEP HAS BEEN TAKEN AND MEN BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THAT NATURE WILLS ALL MEN EITHER TO WORK OR STARVE AND WHEN THEY ARE NO LONGER SUCH FOOLS AS TO ALLOW SOME THE ALTERNATIVE OF STEALING WHEN THIS HAPPY DAY IS COME WE SHALL THEN BE RELIEVED FROM THE TAX OF WASTE AND CONSEQUENTLY SHALL FIND THAT WE HAVE AS AFORESAID A MASS OF LABOUR POWER AVAILABLE WHICH WILL ENABLE US TO LIVE AS WE PLEASE WITHIN REASONABLE LIMITS WE SHALL NO LONGER BE HURRIED AND DRIVEN BY THE FEAR OF STARVATION WHICH AT PRESENT PRESSES NO LESS ON THE GREATER PART OF MEN IN CIVILIZED COMMUNITIES THAN IT DOES ON MERE SAVAGES
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