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Well, that must be done away with; the field must be free to everybody that can use it. To throw aside even this transparent metaphor, those means of the fructification of labour, the land, machinery, capital, means of transit, &c. WELL THAT MUST BE DONE AWAY WITH THE FIELD MUST BE FREE TO EVERYBODY THAT CAN USE IT TO THROW ASIDE EVEN THIS TRANSPARENT METAPHOR THOSE MEANS OF THE FRUCTIFICATION OF LABOUR THE LAND MACHINERY CAPITAL MEANS OF TRANSIT ET
he fact that he is but a part of a harmonious whole: he is worthless without the co-operation of his fellows, who help him according to their capacities: he ought to feel, and will feel when he has his right senses, that he is working for his own interest when he is working for that of the community. So working, his work must always be profitable, therefore no obstacle must be thrown in the way of his work: the means whereby his labour-power can be exercised must be free to him. The privilege of the proprietary class must come to an end. Remember that at present the custom is that a person so privileged is in the position of a man (with a policeman or so to help) guarding the gate of a field which will supply livelihood to whomsoever can work in it: crowds of people who don’t want to die come to that gate; but there stands law and order, and says “pay me five shillings before you go in;” and he or she that hasn’t the five shillings has to stay outside, and die—or live in the workhouse.  MUST BE SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT HE IS BUT A PART OF A HARMONIOUS WHOLE HE IS WORTHLESS WITHOUT THE CO OPERATION OF HIS FELLOWS WHO HELP HIM ACCORDING TO THEIR CAPACITIES HE OUGHT TO FEEL AND WILL FEEL WHEN HE HAS HIS RIGHT SENSES THAT HE IS WORKING FOR HIS OWN INTEREST WHEN HE IS WORKING FOR THAT OF THE COMMUNITY SO WORKING HIS WORK MUST ALWAYS BE PROFITABLE THEREFORE NO OBSTACLE MUST BE THROWN IN THE WAY OF HIS WORK THE MEANS WHEREBY HIS LABOUR POWER CAN BE EXERCISED MUST BE FREE TO HIM THE PRIVILEGE OF THE PROPRIETARY CLASS MUST COME TO AN END REMEMBER THAT AT PRESENT THE CUSTOM IS THAT A PERSON SO PRIVILEGED IS IN THE POSITION OF A MAN WITH A POLICEMAN OR SO TO HELP GUARDING THE GATE OF A FIELD WHICH WILL SUPPLY LIVELIHOOD TO WHOMSOEVER CAN WORK IN IT CROWDS OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO DIE COME TO THAT GATE BUT THERE STANDS LAW AND ORDER AND SAYS PAY ME FIVE SHILLINGS BEFORE YOU GO IN AND HE OR SHE THAT HASN'T THE FIVE SHILLINGS HAS TO STAY OUTSIDE AND DIE OR LIVE IN THE WORKHOUSE
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