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The greater part of these schemes aim, though seldom with the consciousness of their promoters, at the creation of a new middle class out of the wage earning class, and at their expense, just as the present middle class was developed out of the serf population of the early Middle Ages. THE GREATER PART OF THESE SCHEMES AIM THOUGH SELDOM WITH THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF THEIR PROMOTERS AT THE CREATION OF A NEW MIDDLE CLASS OUT OF THE WAGE EARNING CLASS AND AT THEIR EXPENSE JUST AS THE PRESENT MIDDLE CLASSES ARE DEVELOPED OUT OF THE SERF POPULATION OF THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES
y, quite a large number of well-intentioned persons belonging to the richer classes believe, that in a society that compels competition for livelihood, and holds out to the workers as a stimulus to exertion the hope of their rising into a monopolist class of non-producers, it is yet possible to “moralize” capital (to use a slang phrase of the Positivists): that is to say, that a sentiment imported from a religion which looks upon another world as the true sphere of action for mankind, will override the necessities of our daily life in this world. This curious hope is founded on the feeling that a sentiment antagonistic to the full development of commercialism exists and is gaining ground, and that this sentiment is an independent growth of the ethics of the present epoch. As a matter of fact, admitting its existence, as I think we must do, it is the birth of the sense of insecurity which is the shadow cast before by the approaching dissolution of modern society founded on wage-slavery. LIVELIHOOD AND LASTLY QUITE A LARGE NUMBER OF WELL INTENTIONED PERSONS BELONGING TO THE RICHER CLASSES BELIEVE THAT IN A SOCIETY THAT COMPELS COMPETITION FOR LIVELIHOOD AND HOLDS OUT TO THE WORKERS AS A STIMULUS TO EXERTION THE HOPE OF THEIR RISING INTO A MONOPOLIST CLASS OF NON PRODUCERS IT IS YET POSSIBLE TO MORALIZE CAPITAL TO USE A SLANG PHRASE OF THE POSITIVES THAT IS TO SAY THAT A SENTIMENT IMPORTED FROM A RELIGION WHICH LOOKS UPON ANOTHER WORLD AS THE TRUE SPHERE OF ACTION FOR MANKIND WILL OVERRIDE THE NECESSITIES OF OUR DAILY LIFE IN THIS WORLD THIS CURIOUS HOPE IS FOUNDED ON THE FEELING THAT A SENTIMENT ANTAGONISTIC TO THE FULL DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIALISM EXISTS AND IS GAINING GROUND AND THAT THIS SENTIMENT IS AN INDEPENDENT GROWTH OF THE ETHICS OF THE PRESENT EPOCH AS A MATTER OF FACT ADMITTING ITS EXISTENCE AS I THINK WE MUST DO IT IS THE BIRTH OF THE SENSE OF INSECURITY WHICH IS THE SHADOW CAST BEFORE BY THE APPROACHING DISSOLUTION OF MODERN SOCIETY FOUNDED ON WAGE SAVOURY
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