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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. 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
well_ he likes doing it, since indeed the main pleasure of life is the exercise of energy in the development of our special capacities. Again, as regards the workmen who are under his direction, he needs no special dignity or authority; they know well enough that so long as he fulfils his function and really does direct them, if they do not heed him it will be at the cost of their labour being more irksome and harder. All this, in short, is what is meant by the organization of labour, which is, in other words, finding out what work such and such people are fittest for and leaving them free to do that: we won’t take the trouble to do that now, with the result that people’s best faculties are wasted, and that work is a heavy burden to them, which they naturally shirk as much as they can; it 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. BURDEN NAY SINCE HE CAN DO IT WELL HE LIKES DOING IT SINCE INDEED THE MAIN PLEASURE OF LIFE IS THE EXERCISE OF ENERGY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR SPECIAL CAPACITIES AGAIN AS REGARDS THE WORKMEN WHO ARE UNDER HIS DIRECTION HE NEEDS NO SPECIAL DIGNITY OR AUTHORITY THEY KNOW WELL ENOUGH THAT SO LONG AS HE FULFILS HIS FUNCTION AND REALLY DOES DIRECT THEM IF THEY DO NOT HEED HIM IT WILL BE AT THE COST OF THEIR LABOUR BEING MORE IRKSOME AND HARDER ALL THIS INORT IS WHAT IS MEANT BY THE ORGANIZATION OF LABOUR WHICH IS IN OTHER WORDS FINDING OUT WHAT SUCH AND SUCH PEOPLE ARE FITTEST FOR AND LEAVING THEM FREE TO DO THAT WE WON'T TAKE THE TROUBLE TO DO THAT NOW WITH THE RESULT THAT PEOPLE'S BEST FACULTIES ARE WASTED AND THAT WORK IS A HEAVY BURDEN TO THEM WHICH THEY NATURALLY SHIRK AS MUCH AS THEY CAN IT 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
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