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Now, the first thing as to the work done in civilization and the easiest to notice is that it is portioned out very unequally amongst the different classes of society. NOW THE FIRST THING AS TO THE WORK DONE IN CIVILIZATION AND THE EASIEST TO NOTICE IS THAT IT IS PORTIONED OUT VERY UNEQUALLY AMONGST THE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF SOCIETY
thing which he feels will exist because he is working at it and wills it, is exercising the energies of his mind and soul as well as of his body. Memory and imagination help him as he works. Not only his own thoughts, but the thoughts of the men of past ages guide his hands; and, as a part of the human race, he creates. If we work thus we shall be men, and our days will be happy and eventful. Thus worthy work carries with it the hope of pleasure in rest, the hope of the pleasure in our using what it makes, and the hope of pleasure in our daily creative skill. All other work but this is worthless; it is slaves’ work—mere toiling to live, that we may live to toil. Therefore, since we have, as it were, a pair of scales in which to weigh the work now done in the world, let us use them. Let us estimate the worthiness of the work we do, after so many thousand years of toil, so many promises of hope deferred, such boundless exultation over the progress of civilization and the gain of liberty.  A MAN AT WORK MAKING SOMETHING WHICH HE FEELS WILL EXIST BECAUSE HE IS WORKING AT IT AND WILLS IT IS EXERCISING THE ENERGIES OF HIS MIND AND SOUL AS WELL AS OF HIS BODY MEMORY AND IMAGINATION HELP HIM AS HE WORKS NOT ONLY HIS OWN THOUGHTS BUT THE THOUGHTS OF THE MEN OF PAST AGES GUIDE HIS HANDS AND AS A PART OF THE HUMAN RACE HE CREATES IF WE WORK THUS WE SHALL BE MEN AND OUR DAYS WILL BE HAPPY AND EVENTFUL THUS WORTHY WORK CARRIES WITH IT THE HOPE OF PLEASURE IN REST THE HOPE OF THE PLEASURE IN OUR USING WHAT IT MAKES AND THE HOPE OF PLEASURE IN OUR DAILY CREATIVE SKILL ALL OTHER WORK BUT THIS IS WORTHLESS IT IS SLAVES WORK MERE TOILING TO LIVE THAT WE MAY LIVE TO TOIL THEREFORE SINCE WE HAVE AS IT WERE A PAIR OF SCALES IN WHICH TO WEIGH THE WORK NOW DONE IN THE WORLD LET US USE THEM LET US ESTIMATE THE WORTHINESS OF THE WORK WE DO AFTER SO MANY THOUSAND YEARS OF TOIL SO MANY PROMISES OF HOPE DEFERRED SUCH BOUNDLESS EXULTATION OVER THE PROGRESS OF CIVILIZATION AND THE GAIN OF LIBERTY
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