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But under a happier state of things they would be used simply for saving labour, with the result of a vast amount of leisure gained for the community to be added to that gained by the avoidance of the waste of useless luxury, and the abolition of the service of commercial war. BUT UNDER A HAPPIER STATE OF THINGS THEY WOULD BE USED SIMPLY FOR SAVING LABOR WITH THE RESULT OF A VAST AMOUNT OF LEISURE GAINED FOR THE COMMUNITY TO BE ADDED TO THAT GAINED BY THE AVOIDANCE OF THE WASTE OF USELESS LUXURY AND THE ABOLITION OF THE SERVICE OF COMMERCIAL WAR
 off the slavery of profit, labour would be organized so unwastefully that no heavy burden would be laid on the individual citizens; every one of whom as a matter of course would have to pay his toll of some obviously useful work. At present you must note that all the amazing machinery which we have invented has served only to increase the amount of profit-bearing wares; in other words, to increase the amount of profit pouched by individuals for their own advantage, part of which profit they use as capital for the production of more profit, with ever the same waste attached to it; and part as private riches or means for luxurious living, which again is sheer waste—is in fact to be looked on as a kind of bonfire on which rich men burn up the product of the labour they have fleeced from the workers beyond what they themselves can use. So I say that, in spite of our inventions, no worker works under the present system an hour the less on account of those labour-saving machines, so-called.  WE HAVE SHAKEN OFF THE SLAVERY OF PROFIT LABOR WOULD BE ORGANIZED SO UNWASTEFULLY THAT NO HEAVY BURDEN WOULD BE LAID ON THE INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS EVERY ONE OF WHOM AS A MATTER OF COURSE WOULD HAVE TO PAY HIS TOLL OF SOME OBVIOUSLY USEFUL WORK AT PRESENT YOU MUST NOTE THAT ALL THE AMAZING MACHINERY WHICH WE HAVE INVENTED HAS SERVED ONLY TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF PROFIT BEARING WARES IN OTHER WORDS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF PROFIT POUCHED BY INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR OWN ADVANTAGE PART OF WHICH PROFIT THEY USE AS CAPITAL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MORE PROFIT WITH EVER THE SAME WASTE ATTACHED TO IT AND PART AS PRIVATE RICHES OR MEANS FOR LUXURIOUS LIVING WHICH AGAIN IS SHEER WASTE IS IN FACT TO BE LOOKED ON AS A KIND OF BONFIRE ON WHICH RICH MEN BURN UP THE PRODUCT OF THE LABOUR THEY HAVE FLEECED FROM THE WORKERS BEYOND WHAT THEY THEMSELVES CAN USE SO I SAY THAT IN SPITE OF OUR INVENTIONS NO WORKER WORKS UNDER THE PRESENT SYSTEM AN HOUR THE LESS ON ACCOUNT OF THOSE LABOUR SAVING MACHINES SO CALLED
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