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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. 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
 leave to say something about it. I have mentioned that I should probably use my leisure for doing a good deal of what is now called work; but it is clear that if I am a member of a Socialist Community I must do my due share of rougher work than this—my due share of what my capacity enables me to do, that is; no fitting of me to a Procrustean bed; but even that share of work necessary to the existence of the simplest social life must, in the first place, whatever else it is, be reasonable work; that is, it must be such work as a good citizen can see the necessity for; as a member of the community, I must have agreed to do it. To take two strong instances of the contrary, I won’t submit to be dressed up in red and marched off to shoot at my French or German or Arab friend in a quarrel that I don’t understand; I will rebel sooner than do that. 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. D I MUST ASK YOUR LEAVE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT I HAVE MENTIONED THAT I SHOULD PROBABLY USE MY LEISURE FOR DOING A GREAT DEAL OF WHAT IS NOW CALLED WORK BUT IT IS CLEAR THAT IF I AM A MEMBER OF A SOCIALIST COMMUNITY I MUST DO MY DUE SHARE OF ROUGHER WORK THAN THIS MY DUE SHARE OF WHAT MY CAPACITY ENABLES ME TO DO THAT IS NO FITTING OF ME TO A PROCRUSTIAN BED BUT EVEN THAT SHARE OF WORK NECESSARY TO THE EXISTENCE OF THE SIMPLEST SOCIAL LIFE MUST IN THE FIRST PLACE WHATEVER ELSE IT IS BE REASONABLE WORK THAT IS IT MUST BE SUCH WORK AS A GOOD CITIZEN CAN SEE THE NECESSITY FOR AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY I MUST HAVE AGREED TO DO IT TO TAKE TWO STRONG INSTANCES OF THE CONTRARY I WON'T SUBMIT TO BE DRESSED UP IN RED AND MARCHED OFF TO SHOOT AT MY FRENCH OR GERMAN OR ARAB FRIEND IN A QUARREL THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND I WILL REBEL SOONER THAN DO THAT 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
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