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Let us remember first that even savages live, though they have poor tools, no machinery, and no co operation, in their work: but as soon as a man begins to use good tools and work with some kind of co operation he becomes able to produce more than enough for his own bare necessaries, All industrial society is founded on that fact, even from the time when workmen were mere chattel slaves. LET US REMEMBER FIRST THAT EVEN SAVAGES LIVE FOR THEY HAVE POOR TOOLS NO MACHINERY AND NO CO OPERATION IN THEIR WORK BUT AS SOON AS A MAN BEGINS TO USE GOOD TOOLS AND WORK WITH SOME KIND OF CO OPERATION HE BECOMES ABLE TO PRODUCE MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR HIS OWN BARE NECESSARIES ALL INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY IS FOUNDED ON THAT FACT EVEN FROM THE TIME WHEN WORKMEN WERE MERE CHATTEL SLAVES
 the monopoly of all the means of the production of wealth save the power of labour, can and does compel the useful or lower class to work for its own disadvantage, and for the advantage of the upper class; nor will the latter allow the useful class to work on any other terms. This arrangement necessarily means an increasing contest, first of the classes one against the other, and next of the individuals of each class among themselves. Most thinking people admit the truth of what I have just stated, but many of them believe that the system, though obviously unjust and wasteful, is necessary (though perhaps they cannot give their reasons for their belief), and so they can see nothing for it but palliating the worst evils of the system: but, since the various palliatives in fashion at one time or another have failed each in its turn, I call upon them, firstly, to consider whether the system itself might not be changed, and secondly, to look round and note the signs of approaching change. R UPPER CLASS HAVING THE MONOPOLY OF ALL THE MEANS OF THE PRODUCTION OF WEALTH SAVE THE POWER OF LABOR CAN AND DOES COMPEL THE USEFUL OR LOWER CLASS TO WORK FOR ITS OWN DISADVANTAGE AND FOR THE ADVANTAGE OF THE UPPER CLASS NOR WILL THE LATTER ALLOW THE USEFUL CLASS TO WORK ON ANY OTHER TERMS THIS ARRANGEMENT NECESSARILY MEANS AN INCREASING CONTEST FIRST OF THE CLASSES ONE AGAINST THE OTHER AND NEXT OVER THE INDIVIDUALS OF EACH CLASS AMONG THEMSELVES MOST THINKING PEOPLE ADMIT THE TRUTH OF WHAT I HAVE JUST STATED BUT MANY OF THEM BELIEVE THAT THE SYSTEM THOUGH OBVIOUSLY UNJUST AND WASTEFUL IS NECESSARY THOUGH PERHAPS THEY CANNOT GIVE THEIR REASONS FOR THEIR BELIEF AND SO THEY CAN SEE NOTHING FOR IT BUT PALLIATING THE WORST EVILS OF THE SYSTEM BUT SINCE THE VARIOUS PALLIATIVES IN FASHION AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER HAVE FAILED EACH IN ITS TURN I CALL UPON THEM FIRSTLY TO CONSIDER WHETHER THE SYSTEM ITSELF MIGHT NOT BE CHANGED AND SECONDLY TO LOOK ROUND AND NOTE THE SIGNS OF APPROACHING CHANGE
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