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But by far the greater part of them, though they work, do not produce, and even when they do produce, as in the case of those engaged (wastefully indeed) in the distribution of goods, or doctors, or (genuine) artists and literary men, they consume out of all proportion to their due share. BUT BY FAR THE GREATER PART OF THEM THOUGH THEY WORK DO NOT PRODUCE AND EVEN WHEN THEY DO PRODUCE AS IN THE CASE OF THOSE ENGAGED WASTEFULLY INDEED IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS OR DOCTORS OR GENUINE ARTISTS AND LITERARY MEN THEY CONSUME OUT OF ALL PROPORTION TO THEIR DUE SHARE
 burden on the community. In these days there are many who have learned to see this, though they can see no further into the evils of our present system, and have formed no idea of any scheme for getting rid of this burden; though perhaps they have a vague hope that changes in the system of voting for members of the House of Commons may, as if by magic, tend in that direction. With such hopes or superstitions we need not trouble ourselves. Moreover, this class, the aristocracy, once thought most necessary to the State, is scant of numbers, and has now no power of its own, but depends on the support of the class next below it—the middle class. In fact, it is really composed either of the most successful men of that class, or of their immediate descendants. As to the middle class, including the trading, manufacturing, and professional people of our society, they do, as a rule, seem to work quite hard enough, and so at first sight might be thought to help the community, and not burden it. EY HAVE TO BE KEPT AT THE EXPENSE OF THOSE WHO DO WORK JUST AS PAUPERS HAVE AND ARE A MERE BURDEN ON THE COMMUNITY IN THESE DAYS THERE ARE MANY WHO HAVE LEARNED TO SEE THIS THOUGH THEY CAN SEE NO FURTHER INTO THE EVILS OF OUR PRESENT SYSTEM AND HAVE FORMED NO IDEA OF ANY SCHEME FOR GETTING RID OF THIS BURDEN THOUGH PERHAPS THEY HAVE A VAGUE HOPE THAT CHANGES IN THE SYSTEM OF VOTING FOR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS MAY AS IF BY MAGIC TEND IN THAT DIRECTION MOREOVER THIS CLASS THE ARISTOCRACY ONCE THOUGHT MOST NECESSARY TO THE STATE IS SCANT OF NUMBERS AND HAS NOW NO POWER OF ITS OWN BUT DEPENDS ON THE SUPPORT OF THE CLASS NEXT BELOW IT THE MIDDLE CLASS IN FACT IT IS REALLY COMPOSED EITHER OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MEN OF THAT CLASS OR OF THEIR IMMEDIATE DESCENDANTS AS TO THE MIDDLE CLASS INCLUDING THE TRADING MANUFACTURING AND PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE OF OUR SOCIETY THEY DO AS A RULE SEEM TO WORK QUITE HARD ENOUGH AND SO AT FIRST SIGHT MIGHT BE THOUGHT TO HELP THE COMMUNITY AND NOT BURDEN IT
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