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I say once more that, in my belief, the first thing which we shall think so necessary as to be worth sacrificing some idle time for, will be the attractiveness of labour. No very heavy sacrifice will be required for attaining this object, but some _will_ be required. For we may hope that men who have just waded through a period of strife and revolution will be the last to put up long with a life of mere utilitarianism, though Socialists are sometimes accused by ignorant persons of aiming at such a life. I SAY ONCE MORE THAT IN MY BELIEF THE FIRST THING WHICH WE SHALL THINK SO NECESSARY AS TO BE WORTH SACRIFICING SOME IDLE TIME FOR WILL BE THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF LABOUR NO VERY HEAVY SACRIFICE WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ATTAINING THIS OBJECT BUT SOME WILL BE REQUIRED FOR WE MAY HOPE THAT MEN WHO HAVE JUST WADED THROUGH A PERIOD OF STRIFE AND REVOLUTION WILL BE THE LAST TO PUT UP LONG WITH A LIFE OF MERE UTILITARIANISM THOUGH SOCIALISTS ARE SOMETIMES ACCUSED BY IGNORANT PERSONS OF AIMING AT SUCH A LIFE
onger such fools as to allow some the alternative of stealing, when this happy day is come, we shall then be relieved from the tax of waste, and consequently shall find that we have, as aforesaid, a mass of labour-power available, which will enable us to live as we please within reasonable limits. We shall no longer be hurried and driven by the fear of starvation, which at present presses no less on the greater part of men in civilized communities than it does on mere savages. The first and most obvious necessities will be so easily provided for in a community in which there is no waste of labour, that we shall have time to look round and consider what we really do want, that can be obtained without over-taxing our energies; for the often-expressed fear of mere idleness falling upon us when the force supplied by the present hierarchy of compulsion is withdrawn, is a fear which is but generated by the burden of excessive and repulsive labour, which we most of us have to bear at present. EN THEY ARE NO LONGER SUCH FOOLS AS TO ALLOW SOME THE ALTERNATIVE OF STEALING WHEN THIS HAPPY DAY IS COME WE SHALL THEN BE RELIEVED FROM THE TAX OF WASTE AND CONSEQUENTLY SHALL FIND THAT WE HAVE AS AFORESAID A MASS OF LABOUR POWER AVAILABLE WHICH WILL ENABLE US TO LIVE AS WE PLEASE WITHIN REASONABLE LIMITS WE SHALL NO LONGER BE HURRIED AND DRIVEN BY THE FEAR OF STARVATION WHICH AT PRESENT PRESSES NO LESS ON THE GREATER PART OF MEN IN CIVILIZED COMMUNITIES THAN IT DOES ON MERE SAVAGES THE FIRST AND MOST OBVIOUS NECESSITIES WILL BE SO EASILY PROVIDED FOR IN A COMMUNITY IN WHICH THERE IS NO WASTE OF LABOUR THAT WE SHALL HAVE TIME TO LOOK ROUND AND CONSIDER WHAT WE REALLY DO WANT THAT CAN BE OBTAINED WITHOUT OVERTAXING OUR ENERGIES FOR THE OFTEN EXPRESSED FEAR OF MERE IDLENESS FALLING UPON US WHEN THE FORCE SUPPLIED BY THE PRESENT HIERARCHY OF COMPULSION IS WITHDRAWN IS A FEAR WHICH IS BUT GENERATED BY THE BURDEN OF EXCESSIVE AND REPULSIVE LABOUR WHICH WE MOST OF US HAVE TO BEAR AT PRESENT
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