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And if the work be specially rough or exhausting, you will, I am sure, agree with me in saying that I must take turns in doing it with other people; I mean I mustn't, for instance, be expected to spend my working hours always at the bottom of a coal pit. AND IF THE WORK BE SPECIALLY ROUGH OR EXHAUSTING YOU WILL I AM SURE AGREE WITH ME IN SAYING THAT I MUST TAKE TURNS IN DOING IT WITH OTHER PEOPLE I MEAN I MUSTN'T FOR INSTANCE BE EXPECTED TO SPEND MY WORKING HOURS ALWAYS AT THE BOTTOM OF A COAL PIT
 else it is, be reasonable work; that is, it must be such work as a good citizen can see the necessity for; as a member of the community, I must have agreed to do it. To take two strong instances of the contrary, I won’t submit to be dressed up in red and marched off to shoot at my French or German or Arab friend in a quarrel that I don’t understand; I will rebel sooner than do that. Nor will I submit to waste my time and energies in making some trifling toy which I know only a fool can desire; I will rebel sooner than do that. However, you may be sure that in a state of social order I shall have no need to rebel against any such pieces of unreason; only I am forced to speak from the way we live to the way we might live. Again, if the necessary reasonable work be of a mechanical kind, I must be helped to do it by a machine, not to cheapen my labour, but so that as little time as possible may be spent upon it, and that I may be able to think of other things while am tending the machine. RST PLACE WHATEVER ELSE IT IS BE REASONABLE WORK THAT IS IT MUST BE SUCH WORK AS A GOOD CITIZEN CAN SEE THE NECESSITY FOR AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY I MUST HAVE AGREED TO DO IT TO TAKE TWO STRONG INSTANCES OF THE CONTRARY I WON'T SUBMIT TO BE DRESSED UP IN RED AND MARCHED OFF TO SHOOT AT MY FRENCH OR GERMAN OR ARAB FRIEND IN A QUARREL THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND I WILL REBEL SOONER THAN DO THAT NOR WILL I SUBMIT TO WASTE MY TIME AND ENERGIES IN MAKING SOME TRIFLING TOY WHICH I KNOW ONLY A FOOL CAN DESIRE I WILL REBEL SOONER THAN DO THAT HOWEVER YOU MAY BE SURE THAT IN A STATE OF SOCIAL ORDER I SHALL HAVE NO NEED TO REBEL AGAINST ANY SUCH PIECES OF UNREASON ONLY I AM FORCED TO SPEAK FROM THE WAY WE LIVE TO THE WAY WE MIGHT LIVE AGAIN IF THE NECESSARY REASONABLE WORK BE OF A MECHANICAL KIND I MUST BE HELPED TO DO IT BY A MACHINE NOT TO CHEAPEN MY LABOUR BUT SO THAT AS LITTLE TIME AS POSSIBLE MAY BE SPENT UPON IT AND THAT I MAY BE ABLE TO THINK OF OTHER THINGS WHILE I AM TENDING THE MACHINE
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