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And I may say that as to that leisure, as I should in no case do any harm to any one with it, so I should often do some direct good to the community with it, by practising arts or occupations for my hands or brain which would give pleasure to many of the citizens; in other words, a great deal of the best work done would be done in the leisure time of men relieved from any anxiety as to their livelihood, and eager to exercise their special talent, as all men, nay, all animals are. AND I MAY SAY THAT AS TO THAT LEISURE AS I SHOULD IN NO CASE DO ANY HARM TO ANY ONE WITH IT SO I SHOULD OFTEN DO SOME DIRECT GOOD TO THE COMMUNITY WITH IT BY PRACTISING ARTS OR OCCUPATIONS FOR MY HANDS OR BRAIN WHICH WOULD GIVE PLEASURE TO MANY OF THE CITIZENS IN OTHER WORDS A GREAT DEAL OF THE BEST WORK DONE WOULD BE DONE IN THE LEISURE TIME OF MEN RELIEVED FROM ANY ANXIETY AS TO THEIR LIVELIHOOD AND EAGER TO EXERCISE THEIR SPECIAL TALENT AS ALL MEN NAY ALL ANIMALS ARE
achinery which we have invented has served only to increase the amount of profit-bearing wares; in other words, to increase the amount of profit pouched by individuals for their own advantage, part of which profit they use as capital for the production of more profit, with ever the same waste attached to it; and part as private riches or means for luxurious living, which again is sheer waste—is in fact to be looked on as a kind of bonfire on which rich men burn up the product of the labour they have fleeced from the workers beyond what they themselves can use. So I say that, in spite of our inventions, no worker works under the present system an hour the less on account of those labour-saving machines, so-called. But under a happier state of things they would be used simply for saving labour, with the result of a vast amount of leisure gained for the community to be added to that gained by the avoidance of the waste of useless luxury, and the abolition of the service of commercial war. L THE AMAZING MACHINERY WHICH WE HAVE INVENTED HAS SERVED ONLY TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF PROFIT BEARING WARES IN OTHER WORDS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF PROFIT POUCHED BY INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR OWN ADVANTAGE PART OF WHICH PROFIT THEY USE AS CAPITAL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MORE PROFIT WITH EVER THE SAME WASTE ATTACHED TO IT AND PART AS PRIVATE RICHES OR MEANS FOR LUXURIOUS LIVING WHICH AGAIN IS SHEER WASTE IS IN FACT TO BE LOOKED ON AS A KIND OF BONFIRE ON WHICH RICH MEN BURN UP THE PRODUCT OF THE LABOUR THEY HAVE FLEECED FROM THE WORKERS BEYOND WHAT THEY THEMSELVES CAN USE SO I SAY THAT IN SPITE OF OUR INVENTIONS NO WORKER WORKS UNDER THE PRESENT SYSTEM AN HOUR THE LESS ON ACCOUNT OF THOSE LABOUR SAVING MACHINES SO CALLED BUT UNDER A HAPPIER STATE OF THINGS THEY WOULD BE USED SIMPLY FOR SAVING LABOR WITH THE RESULT OF A VAST AMOUNT OF LEISURE GAINED FOR THE COMMUNITY TO BE ADDED TO THAT GAINED BY THE AVOIDANCE OF THE WASTE OF USELESS LUXURY AND THE ABOLITION OF THE SERVICE OF COMMERCIAL WAR
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