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That is sometimes brought against it as a taunt; but I am not dismayed by it; for I can conceive of a sect—nay, I have heard of one—becoming a very formidable power, and becoming so by dint of its long remaining a sect. THAT IS SOMETIMES BROUGHT AGAINST IT AS A TAUNT BUT I AM NOT DISMAYED BY IT FOR I CAN CONCEIVE OF A SECT NAY I HAVE HEARD OF ONE BECOMING A VERY FORMIDABLE POWER AND BECOMING SO BY DINT OF ITS LONG REMAINING A SECT
 flow from their general acceptance, whatever that may be. This responsibility no Socialist can shake off by declarations against physical force and in favour of constitutional methods of agitation; we are attacking the Constitution with the very beginnings, the mere lispings, of Socialism. Whiggery, therefore, in its various forms, is the representative of Constitutionalism—is the outward expression of monopoly and consequent artificial restraints on labour and life; and there is only one expression of the force which will destroy Whiggery, and that is Socialism; and on the right hand and on the left Toryism and Radicalism will melt into Whiggery—are doing so now—and Socialism has got to absorb all that is not Whig in Radicalism. Then comes the question, What is the policy of Socialism? If Toryism and Democracy are only nebulous masses of opposition to the solid centre of Whiggery, what can we call Socialism? Well, at present, in England at least, Socialism is not a party, but a sect. HE CONSEQUENCES WHICH MAY FLOW FROM THEIR GENERAL ACCEPTANCE WHATEVER THAT MAY BE THIS RESPONSIBILITY NO SOCIALIST CAN SHAKE OFF BY DECLARATIONS AGAINST PHYSICAL FORCE AND IN FAVOUR OF CONSTITUTIONAL METHODS OF AGITATION WE ARE ATTACKING THE CONSTITUTION WITH THE VERY BEGINNINGS THE MERE LISPINGS OF SOCIALISM WHIGGERY THEREFORE IN ITS VARIOUS FORMS IS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF CONSTITUTIONALISM IS THE OUTWARD EXPRESSION OF MONOPOLY AND CONSEQUENT ARTIFICIAL RESTRAINTS ON LABOR AND LIFE AND THERE IS ONLY ONE EXPRESSION OF THE FORCE WHICH WILL DESTROY WHIGGERY AND THAT IS SOCIALISM AND ON THE RIGHT HAND AND ON THE LEFT TORISM AND RADICALISM WILL MELT INTO WHIGGERY ARE DOING SO NOW AND SOCIALISM HAS GOT TO ABSORB ALL THAT IS NOT TWIG IN RADICALISM THEN COMES THE QUESTION WHAT IS THE POLICY OF SOCIALISM IF TORISM AND DEMOCRACY ARE ONLY NEBULOUS MASSES OF OPPOSITION TO THE SOLID CENTRE OF WHIGGERY WHAT CAN WE CALL SOCIALISM WELL AT PRESENT IN ENGLAND AT LEAST SOCIALISM IS NOT A PARTY BUT A SECT
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