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This ideal and hope of a new society founded on industrial peace and forethought, bearing with it its own ethics, aiming at a new and higher life for all men, has received the general name of Socialism, and it is my firm belief that it is destined to supersede the old order of things founded on industrial war, and to be the next step in the progress of humanity. THIS IDEAL AND HOPE OF A NEW SOCIETY FOUNDED ON INDUSTRIAL PEACE AND FORETHOUGHT BEARING WITH IT ITS OWN ETHICS AIMING AT A NEW AND HIGHER LIFE FOR ALL MEN HAS RECEIVED THE GENERAL NAME OF SOCIALISM AND IT IS MY FIRM BELIEF THAT IT IS DESTINED TO SUPERSEDE THE OLD ORDER OF THINGS FOUNDED ON INDUSTRIAL WAR AND TO BE THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROGRESS OF HUMANITY
 two words that are the enemies now: the issue is deeper than it was; the two foes are now Mastership and Fellowship. This is a far more serious quarrel than the old one, and involves a much completer revolution. The grounds of conflict are really quite different. Democracy said and says, men shall not be the masters of others, because hereditary privilege has made a race or a family so, and they happen to belong to such race; they shall individually grow into being the masters of others by the development of certain qualities under a system of authority which _artificially_ protects the wealth of every man, if he has acquired it in accordance with this artificial system, from the interference of every other, or from all others combined. The new order of things says, on the contrary, why have masters at all? let us be _fellows_ working in the harmony of association for the common good, that is, for the greatest happiness and completest development of every human being in the community. VOLUTION UNDERSTOOD THOSE TWO WORDS THAT ARE THE ENEMIES NOW THE ISSUE IS DEEPER THAN IT WAS THE TWO FOES ARE NOW MASTERSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP THIS IS A FAR MORE SERIOUS QUARREL THAN THE OLD ONE AND INVOLVES A MUCH COMPLETER EVOLUTION THE GROUNDS OF CONFLICT ARE REALLY QUITE DIFFERENT DEMOCRACY SAID AND SAYS MEN SHALL NOT BE THE MASTERS OF OTHERS BECAUSE HEREDITARY PRIVILEGE HAS MADE A RACE OR A FAMILY SO AND THEY HAPPEN TO BELONG TO SUCH RACE THEY SHALL INDIVIDUALLY GROW INTO BEING THE MASTERS OF OTHERS BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN QUALITIES UNDER A SYSTEM OF AUTHORITY WHICH ARTIFICIALLY PROTECTS THE WEALTH OF EVERY MAN IF HE HAS ACQUIRED IT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ARTIFICIAL SYSTEM FROM THE INTERFERENCE OF EVERY OTHER OR FROM ALL OTHERS COMBINED THE NEW ORDER OF THINGS SAYS ON THE CONTRARY WHY HAVE MASTERS AT ALL LET US BE FELLOWS WORKING IN THE HARMONY OF ASSOCIATION FOR THE COMMON GOOD THAT IS FOR THE GREATEST HAPPINESS AND COMPLETEST DEVELOPMENT OF EVERY HUMAN BEING IN THE COMMUNITY
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