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If the cripple and the starveling disappear from our streets, if the earth nourish us all alike, if the sun shine for all of us alike, if to one and all of us the glorious drama of the earth—day and night, summer and winter—can be presented as a thing to understand and love, we can afford to wait awhile till we are purified from the shame of the past corruption, and till art arises again amongst people freed from the terror of the slave and the shame of the robber. IF THE CRIPPLE AND THE STARVELING DISAPPEAR FROM OUR STREETS IF THE EARTH NOURISH US ALL ALIKE IF THE SUN SHINE FOR ALL OF US ALIKE IF TO ONE AND ALL OF US THE GLORIOUS DRAMA OF THE EARTH DAY AND NIGHT SUMMER AND WINTER CAN BE PRESENTED AS A THING TO UNDERSTAND AND LOVE WE CAN AFFORD TO WAIT AWHILE TILL WE ARE PURIFIED FROM THE SHAME OF THE PAST CORRUPTION UNTIL ART ARISES AGAIN AMONGST PEOPLE FREED FROM THE TERROR OF THE SLAVE AND THE SHAME OF THE ROBBER
y impossible. We should be contented to make the sacrifices necessary for raising our condition to the standard called out for as desirable by the whole community. Nor only so. We should, individually, be emulous to sacrifice quite freely still more of our time and our ease towards the raising of the standard of life. Persons, either by themselves or associated for such purposes, would freely, and for the love of the work and for its results—stimulated by the hope of the pleasure of creation—produce those ornaments of life for the service of all, which they are now bribed to produce (or pretend to produce) for the service of a few rich men. The experiment of a civilized community living wholly without art or literature has not yet been tried. The past degradation and corruption of civilization may force this denial of pleasure upon the society which will arise from its ashes. If that must be, we will accept the passing phase of utilitarianism as a foundation for the art which is to be. ICH I HOLD IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE WE SHOULD BE CONTENTED TO MAKE THE SACRIFICES NECESSARY FOR RAISING OUR CONDITION TO THE STANDARD CALLED OUT FOR AS DESIRABLE BY THE WHOLE COMMUNITY NOR ONLY SO WE SHOULD INDIVIDUALLY BE EMULOUS TO SACRIFICE QUITE FREELY STILL MORE OF OUR TIME AND OUR EASE TOWARDS THE RAISING OF THE STANDARD OF LIFE PERSONS EITHER BY THEMSELVES OR ASSOCIATED FOR SUCH PURPOSES WOULD FREELY AND FOR THE LOVE OF THE WORK AND FOR ITS RESULTS STIMULATED BY THE HOPE OF THE PLEASURE OF CREATION PRODUCE THOSE ORNAMENTS OF LIFE FOR THE SERVICE OF ALL WHICH THEY ARE NOW RIPE TO PRODUCE OR PRETEND TO PRODUCE FOR THE SERVICE OF A FEW RICH MEN THE EXPERIMENT OF A CIVILIZED COMMUNITY LIVING WHOLLY WITHOUT ART OR LITERATURE HAS NOT YET BEEN TRIED THE PAST DEGRADATION AND CORRUPTION OF CIVILIZATION MAY FORCE THIS DENIAL OF PLEASURE UPON THE SOCIETY WHICH WILL ARISE FROM ITS ASHES IF THAT MUST BE WE WILL ACCEPT THE PASSING PHASE OF UTILITARIANISM AS A FOUNDATION FOR THE ART WHICH IS TO BE
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