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Once all society was rude, there was little real difference between the gentleman and the non gentleman, and you had to dress them differently from one another in order to distinguish them. ONCE ALL SOCIETY WAS RUDE THERE WAS LITTLE REAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GENTLEMAN AND THE NON GENTLEMAN AND WHO HAD TO DRESS THEM DIFFERENTLY FROM ONE ANOTHER IN ORDER TO DISTINGUISH THEM
st am bound to preach them to you once more, assuring you that they are no mere foolish dreams bidding us to do what we now must acknowledge to be impossible, but reasonable rules of action, good for our defence against the tyranny of Nature. Anyhow, honest men have the choice before them of either putting these theories in practice or rejecting them altogether. If they will but face that dilemma, I think we shall soon have a new world of it; yet I fear they will find it hard to do so: the theory is old, and we have got used to it and its form of words: the practice is new, and would involve responsibilities we have not yet thought much of. Now the great difference between our present system and that of the feudal period is that, as far as the conditions of life are concerned, all distinction of classes is abolished except that between rich and poor: society is thus simplified; the arbitrary distinction is gone, the real one remains and is far more stringent than the arbitrary one was. CIETY I AS A SOCIALIST AM BOUND TO PREACH THEM TO YOU ONCE MORE ASSURING YOU THAT THEY ARE NO MERE FOOLISH DREAMS BIDDING US TO DO WHAT WE NOW MUST ACKNOWLEDGE TO BE IMPOSSIBLE BUT REASONABLE RULES OF ACTION GOOD FOR OUR DEFENCE AGAINST THE TYRANNY OF NATURE ANYHOW HONEST MEN HAVE THE CHOICE BEFORE THEM OF EITHER PUTTING THESE THEORIES IN PRACTICE OR REJECTING THEM ALTOGETHER IF THEY WILL BUT FACE THAT DILEMMA I THINK WE SHALL SOON HAVE A NEW WORLD OF IT YET I FEAR THEY WILL FIND IT HARD TO DO SO THE THEORY IS OLD AND WE HAVE GOT USED TO IT IN ITS FORM OF WORDS THE PRACTICE IS NEW AND WOULD INVOLVE RESPONSIBILITIES WE HAVE NOT YET THOUGHT MUCH OF NOW THE GREAT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR PRESENT SYSTEM AND THAT OF THE FEUDAL PERIOD IS THAT AS FAR AS THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE ARE CONCERNED ALL DISTINCTION OF CLASSES IS ABOLISHED EXCEPT THAT BETWEEN RICH AND POOR SOCIETY IS THUS SIMPLIFIED THE ARBITRARY DISTINCTION IS GONE THE REAL ONE REMAINS AND IS FAR MORE STRINGENT THAN THE ARBITRARY ONE WAS
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