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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." 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
the troubles they have to bear, whatever they may be. Indeed, as far as regards individuals at least, that is but too true, so that we have as supporters of the present state of things, however bad it may be, first those comfortable unconscious oppressors who think that they have everything to fear from any change which would involve more than the softest and most gradual of reforms, and secondly those poor people who, living hard and anxiously as they do, can hardly conceive of any change for the better happening to them, and dare not risk one tittle of their poor possessions in taking any action towards a possible bettering of their condition; so that while we can do little with the rich save inspire them with fear, it is hard indeed to give the poor any hope. It is, then, no less than reasonable 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. DO GET USED TO THE TROUBLES THEY HAVE TO BEAR WHATEVER THEY MIGHT BE INDEED AS FAR AS REGARDS INDIVIDUALS AT LEAST THAT IS BUT TOO TRUE SO THAT WE HAVE AS SUPPORTERS OF THE PRESENT STATE OF THINGS HOWEVER BAD IT MAY BE FIRST THOSE COMFORTABLE UNCONSCIOUS OPPRESSORS WHO THINK THAT THEY HAVE EVERYTHING TO FEAR FROM ANY CHANGE WHICH WOULD INVOLVE MORE THAN THE SOFTEST AND MOST GRADUAL OF REFORMS AND SECONDLY THOSE POOR PEOPLE WHO LIVING HARD AND ANXIOUSLY AS THEY DO CAN HARDLY CONCEIVE OF ANY CHANGE FOR THE BETTER HAPPENING TO THEM AND DARE NOT RISK ONE TITTLE OF THEIR POOR POSSESSIONS IN TAKING ANY ACTION TOWARDS A POSSIBLE BETTERING OF THEIR CONDITION SO THAT WHILE WE CAN DO LITTLE WITH THE RICH SAVE INSPIRE THEM WITH FEAR IT IS HARD INDEED TO GIVE THE POOR ANY HOPE IT IS THEN NO LESS THAN REASONABLE 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
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