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On the other hand, I should think very little of the manhood of a stout and healthy man who did not feel a pleasure in doing rough work; always supposing him to work under the conditions I have been speaking of—namely, feeling that it was useful (and consequently honoured), and that it was not continuous or hopeless, and that he was really doing it of his own free will. ON THE OTHER HAND I SHOULD THINK VERY LITTLE OF THE MANHOOD OF A STOUT AND HEALTHY MAN WHO DID NOT FEEL A PLEASURE IN DOING ROUGH WORK ALWAYS SUPPOSING HIM TO WORK UNDER THE CONDITIONS I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING OF NAMELY FEELING THAT IT WAS USEFUL AND CONSEQUENTLY HONORED AND THAT IT WAS NOT CONTINUOUS OR HOPELESS AND THAT HE WAS REALLY DOING IT OF HIS OWN FREE WILL
waste my time and energies in making some trifling toy which I know only a fool can desire; I will rebel sooner than do that. However, you may be sure that in a state of social order I shall have no need to rebel against any such pieces of unreason; only I am forced to speak from the way we live to the way we might live. Again, if the necessary reasonable work be of a mechanical kind, I must be helped to do it by a machine, not to cheapen my labour, but so that as little time as possible may be spent upon it, and that I may be able to think of other things while am tending the machine. And if the work be specially rough or exhausting, you will, I am sure, agree with me in saying that I must take turns in doing it with other people; I mean I mustn’t, for instance, be expected to spend my working hours always at the bottom of a coal-pit. I think such work as that ought to be largely volunteer work, and done, as I say, in spells. And what I say of very rough work I say also of nasty work. NOR WILL I SUBMIT TO WASTE MY TIME AND ENERGIES IN MAKING SOME TRIFLING TOY WHICH I KNOW ONLY A FOOL CAN DESIRE I WILL REBEL SOONER THAN DO THAT HOWEVER YOU MAY BE SURE THAT IN A STATE OF SOCIAL ORDER I SHALL HAVE NO NEED TO REBEL AGAINST ANY SUCH PIECES OF UNREASON ONLY I AM FORCED TO SPEAK FROM THE WAY WE LIVE TO THE WAY WE MIGHT LIVE AGAIN IF THE NECESSARY REASONABLE WORK BE OF A MECHANICAL KIND I MUST BE HELPED TO DO IT BY A MACHINE NOT TO CHEAPEN MY LABOUR BUT SO THAT AS LITTLE TIME AS POSSIBLE MAY BE SPENT UPON IT AND THAT I MAY BE ABLE TO THINK OF OTHER THINGS WHILE I AM TENDING THE MACHINE AND IF THE WORK BE SPECIALLY ROUGH OR EXHAUSTING YOU WILL I AM SURE AGREE WITH ME IN SAYING THAT I MUST TAKE TURNS IN DOING IT WITH OTHER PEOPLE I MEAN I MUSTN'T FOR INSTANCE BE EXPECTED TO SPEND MY WORKING HOURS ALWAYS AT THE BOTTOM OF A COAL PIT I THINK SUCH WORK AS THAT OUGHT TO BE LARGELY VOLUNTEER WORK AND DONE AS I SAY IN SPELLS AND WHAT I SAY OF VERY ROUGH WORK I SAY ALSO OF NASTY WORK
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