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And as the Artificial Famine, caused by men working for the profit of a master, and which we now look upon as a matter of course, would have long disappeared, they would be free to do as they chose, and they would set aside their machines in all cases where the work seemed pleasant or desirable for handiwork; till in all crafts where production of beauty was required, the most direct communication between a man's hand and his brain would be sought for. AND AS THE ARTIFICIAL FAMINE CAUSED BY MEN WORKING FOR THE PROFIT OF A MASTER AND WHICH WE NOW LOOK UPON AS A MATTER OF COURSE WOULD HAVE LONG DISAPPEARED THEY WOULD BE FREE TO DO AS THEY CHOSE AND THEY WOULD SET ASIDE THEIR MACHINES IN ALL CASES WHERE THE WORK SEEMED PLEASANT OR DESIRABLE FOR HANDIWORK TILL IN ALL CRAFTS WHERE PRODUCTION OF BEAUTY WAS REQUIRED THE MOST DIRECT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A MAN'S HAND AND HIS BRAIN WOULD BE SOUGHT FOR
t revolution do include the aims of art—viz., abolishing the curse of labour. I suppose that this is what is likely to happen; that machinery will go on developing, with the purpose of saving men labour, till the mass of the people attain real leisure enough to be able to appreciate the pleasure of life; till, in fact, they have attained such mastery over Nature that they no longer fear starvation as a penalty for not working more than enough. When they get to that point they will doubtless turn themselves and begin to find out what it is that they really want to do. They would soon find out that the less work they did (the less work unaccompanied by art, I mean), the more desirable a dwelling-place the earth would be; they would accordingly do less and less work, till the mood of energy, of which I began by speaking, urged them on afresh: but by that time Nature, relieved by the relaxation of man’s work, would be recovering her ancient beauty, and be teaching men the old story of art. HED SINCE THE AIMS OF THAT REVOLUTION DO INCLUDE THE AIMS OF ART VIZ ABOLISHING THE CURSE OF LABOUR I SUPPOSE THAT THIS IS WHAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN THAT MACHINERY WILL GO ON DEVELOPING WITH THE PURPOSE OF SAVING MEN LABOR TILL THE MASS OF THE PEOPLE ATTAIN REAL LEISURE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO APPRECIATE THE PLEASURE OF LIFE TILL IN FACT THEY HAVE ATTAINED SUCH MASTERY OVER NATURE THAT THEY NO LONGER FEAR STARVATION AS A PENALTY FOR NOT WORKING MORE THAN ENOUGH WHEN THEY GET TO THAT POINT THEY WILL DOUBTLESS TURN THEMSELVES AND BEGIN TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS THAT THEY REALLY WANT TO DO THEY WOULD SOON FIND OUT THAT THE LESS WORK THEY DID THE LESS WORK UNACCOMPANIED BY ART I MEAN THE MORE DESIRABLE A DWELLING PLACE THE EARTH WOULD BE THEY WOULD ACCORDINGLY DO LESS AND LESS WORK TILL THE MOOD OF ENERGY OF WHICH I BEGAN BY SPEAKING URGED THEM ON AFRESH BUT BY THAT TIME NATURE RELIEVED BY THE RELAXATION OF MAN'S WORK WOULD BE RECOVERING HER ANCIENT BEAUTY AND BE TEACHING MEN THE OLD STORY OF ART
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