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I must ask the rich and well to do what sort of a position it is which they are so anxious to preserve at any cost? and if, after all, it will be such a terrible loss to them to give it up? I MUST ASK THE RICH AND WELL TO DO WHAT SORT OF A POSITION IT IS WHICH THEY ARE SO ANXIOUS TO PRESERVE AT ANY COST AND IF AFTER ALL IT WILL BE SUCH A TERRIBLE LOSS TO THEM TO GIVE IT UP
e whom we try to involve in the great struggle for a better form of life than that which we now lead should call on us to give them at least some idea of what that life may be like. A reasonable request, but hard to satisfy, since we are living under a system that makes conscious effort towards reconstruction almost impossible: it is not unreasonable on our part to answer, “There are certain definite obstacles to the real progress of man; we can tell you what these are; take them away, and then you shall see.” However, I purpose now to offer myself as a victim for the satisfaction of those who consider that as things now go we have at least got something, and are terrified at the idea of losing their hold of that, lest they should find they are worse off than before, and have nothing. Yet in the course of my endeavour to show how we might live, I must more or less deal in negatives. I mean to say I must point out where in my opinion we fall short in our present attempts at decent life. NABLE THAT THOSE WHOM WE TRY TO INVOLVE IN THE GREAT STRUGGLE FOR A BETTER FORM OF LIFE THAN THAT WHICH WE NOW LEAD SHOULD CALL ON US TO GIVE THEM AT LEAST SOME IDEA OF WHAT THAT LIFE MAY BE LIKE A REASONABLE REQUEST BUT HARD TO SATISFY SINCE WE ARE LIVING UNDER A SYSTEM THAT MAKES CONSCIOUS EFFORT TOWARDS RECONSTRUCTION ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE IT IS NOT UNREASONABLE ON OUR PART TO ANSWER THERE ARE CERTAIN DEFINITE OBSTACLES TO THE REAL PROGRESS OF THE MAN WE CAN TELL YOU WHAT THESE ARE TAKE THEM AWAY AND THEN YOU SHALL SEE HOWEVER I PURPOSE NOW TO OFFER MYSELF AS A VICTIM FOR THE SATISFACTION OF THOSE WHO CONSIDER THAT AS THINGS NOW GO WE HAVE AT LEAST GOT SOMETHING AND ARE TERRIFIED AT THE IDEA OF LOSING THEIR HOLD OF THAT LEST THEY SHOULD FIND THEY ARE WORSE OFF THAN BEFORE AND HAVE NOTHING YET IN THE COURSE OF MY ENDEAVOUR TO SHOW HOW WE MIGHT LIVE I MUST MORE OR LESS DEAL IN NEGATIVES I MEAN TO SAY I MUST POINT OUT WHERE IN MY OPINION WE FALL SHORT IN OUR PRESENT ATTEMPTS AT DECENT LIFE
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