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If that must be, we will accept the passing phase of utilitarianism as a foundation for the art which is to be. IF THAT MUST BE WE WILL ACCEPT THE PASSING PHASE OF UTILITARIANISM AS A FOUNDATION FOR THE ART WHICH IS TO BE
 freedom of condition would leave us listless and wretched, if not anxious, as we are now, which I hold is simply impossible. We should be contented to make the sacrifices necessary for raising our condition to the standard called out for as desirable by the whole community. Nor only so. We should, individually, be emulous to sacrifice quite freely still more of our time and our ease towards the raising of the standard of life. Persons, either by themselves or associated for such purposes, would freely, and for the love of the work and for its results—stimulated by the hope of the pleasure of creation—produce those ornaments of life for the service of all, which they are now bribed to produce (or pretend to produce) for the service of a few rich men. The experiment of a civilized community living wholly without art or literature has not yet been tried. The past degradation and corruption of civilization may force this denial of pleasure upon the society which will arise from its ashes. EAN THAT OUR NEW WON FREEDOM OF CONDITION WOULD LEAVE US LISTLESS AND WRETCHED IF NOT ANXIOUS AS WE ARE NOW WHICH I HOLD IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE WE SHOULD BE CONTENTED TO MAKE THE SACRIFICES NECESSARY FOR RAISING OUR CONDITION TO THE STANDARD CALLED OUT FOR AS DESIRABLE BY THE WHOLE COMMUNITY NOR ONLY SO WE SHOULD INDIVIDUALLY BE EMULOUS TO SACRIFICE QUITE FREELY STILL MORE OF OUR TIME AND OUR EASE TOWARDS THE RAISING OF THE STANDARD OF LIFE PERSONS EITHER BY THEMSELVES OR ASSOCIATED FOR SUCH PURPOSES WOULD FREELY AND FOR THE LOVE OF THE WORK AND FOR ITS RESULTS STIMULATED BY THE HOPE OF THE PLEASURE OF CREATION PRODUCE THOSE ORNAMENTS OF LIFE FOR THE SERVICE OF ALL WHICH THEY ARE NOW RIPE TO PRODUCE OR PRETEND TO PRODUCE FOR THE SERVICE OF A FEW RICH MEN THE EXPERIMENT OF A CIVILIZED COMMUNITY LIVING WHOLLY WITHOUT ART OR LITERATURE HAS NOT YET BEEN TRIED THE PAST DEGRADATION AND CORRUPTION OF CIVILIZATION MAY FORCE THIS DENIAL OF PLEASURE UPON THE SOCIETY WHICH WILL ARISE FROM ITS ASHES
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