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What we now call a nation is a body whose function it is to assert the special welfare of its incorporated members at the expense of all other similar bodies: the death of competition will deprive it of this function; since there will be no attack there need be no defence, and it seems to me that this function being taken away from the nation it can have no other, and therefore must cease to exist as a political entity. On this side of the movement opinion is growing steadily. WHAT WE NOW CALL A NATION IS A BODY WHOSE FUNCTION IT IS TO ASSERT THE SPECIAL WELFARE OF ITS INCORPORATED MEMBERS AT THE EXPENSE OF ALL OTHER SIMILAR BODIES THE DEATH OF COMPETITION WILL DEPRIVE IT OF THIS FUNCTION SINCE THERE WILL BE NO ATTACK THERE NEED BE NO DEFENSE AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS FUNCTION BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM THE NATION IT CAN HAVE NO OTHER AND THEREFORE MUST CEASE TO EXIST AS A POLITICAL ENTITY ON THIS SIDE OF THE MOVEMENT OPINION IS GROWING STEADILY
ther a pleasure to them: and I say straight out that, unless we find some means to make all work more or less pleasurable, we shall never escape from the great tyranny of the modern world. Having mentioned the difference between the competitive and commercial ideas on the subject of the individual holding of wealth and the relative position of different groups of workmen, I will very briefly say something on what for want of a better word I must call the political position which we take up, or at least what we look forward to in the long run. The substitution of association for competition is the foundation of Socialism, and will run through all acts done under it, and this must act as between nations as well as between individuals: when profits can no more be made, there will be no necessity for holding together masses of men to draw together the greatest proportion of profit to their locality, or to the real or imaginary union of persons and corporations which is now called a nation. SHOULD BE RATHER A PLEASURE TO THEM AND I SAY STRAIGHT OUT THAT UNLESS WE FIND SOME MEANS TO MAKE ALL WORK MORE OR LESS PLEASURABLE WE SHALL NEVER ESCAPE FROM THE GREAT TYRANNY OF THE MODERN WORLD HAVING MENTIONED THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COMPETITIVE AND COMMERCIAL IDEAS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE INDIVIDUAL HOLDING OF WEALTH AND THE RELATIVE POSITION OF DIFFERENT GROUPS OF WORKMEN I WILL VERY BRIEFLY SAY SOMETHING ON WHAT FOR WANT OF A BETTER WORD I MUST CALL THE POLITICAL POSITION WHICH WE TAKE UP OR AT LEAST WHICH WE LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE LONG RUN THE SUBSTITUTION OF ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITION IS THE FOUNDATION OF SOCIALISM AND WILL RUN THROUGH ALL ACTS DONE UNDER IT AND THIS MUST ACT AS BETWEEN NATIONS AS WELL AS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS WHEN PROFITS CAN NO MORE BE MADE THERE WILL BE NO NECESSITY FOR HOLDING TOGETHER MASSES OF MEN TO DRAW TOGETHER THE GREATEST PROPORTION OF PROFIT TO THEIR LOCALITY OR TO THE REAL OR IMAGINARY UNION OF PERSONS AND CORPORATIONS WHICH IS NOW CALLED A NATION
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