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For first, as to the class of rich people doing no work, we all know that they consume a great deal while they produce nothing. FOR FIRST AS TO THE CLASS OF RICH PEOPLE DOING NO WORK WE ALL KNOW THAT THEY CONSUME A GREAT DEAL WHILE THEY PRODUCE NOTHING
zation and the gain of liberty. Now, the first thing as to the work done in civilization and the easiest to notice is that it is portioned out very unequally amongst the different classes of society. First, there are people—not a few—who do no work, and make no pretence of doing any. Next, there are people, and very many of them, who work fairly hard, though with abundant easements and holidays, claimed and allowed; and lastly, there are people who work so hard that they may be said to do nothing else than work, and are accordingly called “the working classes,” as distinguished from the middle classes and the rich, or aristocracy, whom I have mentioned above. It is clear that this inequality presses heavily upon the “working” class, and must visibly tend to destroy their hope of rest at least, and so, in that particular, make them worse off than mere beasts of the field; but that is not the sum and end of our folly of turning useful work into useless toil, but only the beginning of it. N OVER THE PROGRESS OF CIVILIZATION AND THE GAIN OF LIBERTY NOW THE FIRST THING AS TO THE WORK DONE IN CIVILIZATION AND THE EASIEST TO NOTICE IS THAT IT IS PORTIONED OUT VERY UNEQUALLY AMONGST THE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF SOCIETY FIRST THERE ARE PEOPLE NOT A FEW WHO DO NO WORK AND MAKE NO PRETENSE OF DOING ANY NEXT THERE ARE PEOPLE AND VERY MANY OF THEM WHO WORK FAIRLY HARD THOUGH WITH ABUNDANT EASEMENTS AND HOLIDAYS CLAIMED AND ALLOWED AND LASTLY THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WORK SO HARD THAT THEY MAY BE SAID TO DO NOTHING ELSE THAN WORK AND ARE ACCORDINGLY CALLED THE WORKING CLASSES AS DISTINGUISHED FROM THE MIDDLE CLASSES AND THE RICH OR ARISTOCRACY WHOM I HAVE MENTIONED ABOVE IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS INEQUALITY PRESSES HEAVILY UPON THE WORKING CLASS AND MUST VISIBLY TEND TO DESTROY THEIR HOPE OF REST AT LEAST AND SO IN THAT PARTICULAR MAKE THEM WORSE OFF THAN MERE BEASTS OF THE FIELD BUT THAT IS NOT THE SUM AND END OF OUR FOLLY IN TURNING USEFUL WORK INTO USELESS TOIL BUT ONLY THE BEGINNING OF IT
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