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As nations under the present system are driven to compete with one another for the markets of the world, and as firms or the captains of industry have to scramble for their share of the profits of the markets, so also have the workers to compete with each other—for livelihood; and it is this constant competition or war amongst them which enables the profit grinders to make their profits, and by means of the wealth so acquired to take all the executive power of the country into their hands. AS NATIONS UNDER THE PRESENT SYSTEM ARE DRIVEN TO COMPETE WITH ONE ANOTHER FOR THE MARKETS OF THE WORLD AND AS FIRMS OR THE CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY HAVE TO SCRAMBLE FOR THEIR SHARE OF THE PROFITS OF THE MARKETS SO ALSO HAVE THE WORKERS TO COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER FOR LIVELIHOOD AND IT IS THIS CONSTANT COMPETITION OR WAR AMONGST THEM WHICH ENABLES THE PROFIT GRINDERS TO MAKE THEIR PROFITS AND BY MEANS OF THE WEALTH SO ACQUIRED TO TAKE ALL THE EXECUTIVE POWER OF THE COUNTRY INTO THEIR HANDS
ey band together in each country in order to make their respective governments fulfil just two functions: the first is at home to act as a strong police force, to keep the ring in which the strong are beating down the weak; the second is to act as a piratical body-guard abroad, a petard to explode the doors which lead to the markets of the world: markets at any price abroad, uninterfered-with privilege, falsely called _laissez-faire_, {13} at any price at home, to provide these is the sole business of a government such as our industrial captains have been able to conceive of. I must now try to show you the reason of all this, and what it rests on, by trying to answer the question, Why have the profit-makers got all this power, or at least why are they able to keep it? That takes us to the third form of war commercial: the last, and, the one which all the rest is founded on. We have spoken first of the war of rival nations; next of that of rival firms: we have now to speak of rival men. LY ALL THE POLITICAL POWER AND THEY BAND TOGETHER IN EACH COUNTRY IN ORDER TO MAKE THEIR RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENTS FULFIL JUST TWO FUNCTIONS THE FIRST IS AT HOME TO ACT AS A STRONG POLICE FORCE TO KEEP THE RING IN WHICH THE STRONG ARE BEATING DOWN THE WEAK THE SECOND IS TO ACT AS A PIRATICAL BODYGUARD ABROAD A PETARD TO EXPLODE THE DOORS WHICH LEAD TO THE MARKETS OF THE WORLD MARKETS AT ANY PRICE ABROAD UNINTERFERED WITH PRIVILEGE FALSELY CALLED LES AFFAIR AT ANY PRICE AT HOME TO PROVIDE THESE IS THE SOLE BUSINESS OF A GOVERNMENT SUCH AS OUR INDUSTRIAL CAPTAINS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONCEIVE OF I MUST NOW TRY TO SHOW YOU THE REASON OF ALL THIS AND WHAT IT RESTS ON BY TRYING TO ANSWER THE QUESTION WHY HAVE THE PROFIT MAKERS GOT ALL THIS POWER OR AT LEAST WHY ARE THEY ABLE TO KEEP IT THAT TAKES US TO THE THIRD FORM OF WAR COMMERCIAL THE LAST AND THE ONE WHICH ALL THE REST IS FOUNDED ON WE HAVE SPOKEN FIRST OF THE WAR OF RIVAL NATIONS NEXT OF THAT OF RIVAL FIRMS WE HAVE NOW TO SPEAK OF RIVAL MEN
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