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Well, I quite admit that the oppression and violence of the Middle Ages had its effect on the art of those days, its shortcomings are traceable to them; they repressed art in certain directions, I do not doubt that; and for that reason I say, that when we shake off the present oppression as we shook off the old, we may expect the art of the days of real freedom to rise above that of those old violent days. WELL I QUITE ADMIT THAT THE OPPRESSION AND VIOLENCE OF THE MIDDLE AGES HAD ITS EFFECT ON THE ART OF THOSE DAYS ITS SHORTCOMINGS ARE TRACEABLE TO THEM THEY REPRESSED ART IN CERTAIN DIRECTIONS I DO NOT DOUBT THAT AND FOR THAT REASON I SAY THAT WHEN WE SHAKE OFF THE PRESENT OPPRESSION AS WE SHOOK OFF THE OLD WE MAY EXPECT THE ART OF THE DAYS OF REAL FREEDOM TO RISE ABOVE THAT OF THOSE OLD VIOLENT DAYS
onnection between industrial slavery and the degradation of the arts have learned also to hope for a future for those arts; since the day will certainly come when men will shake off the yoke, and refuse to accept the mere artificial compulsion of the gambling market to waste their lives in ceaseless and hopeless toil; and when it does come, their instincts for beauty and imagination set free along with them, will produce such art as they need; and who can say that it will not as far surpass the art of past ages as that does the poor relics of it left us by the age of commerce? A word or two on an objection which has often been made to me when I have been talking on this subject. It may be said, and is often, You regret the art of the Middle Ages (as indeed I do), but those who produced it were not free; they were serfs, or gild-craftsmen surrounded by brazen walls of trade restrictions; they had no political rights, and were exploited by their masters, the noble caste, most grievously. EARNED TO SEE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL SLAVERY AND THE DEGRADATION OF THE ARTS HAVE LEARNED ALSO TO HOPE FOR A FUTURE FOR THOSE ARTS SINCE THE DAY WILL CERTAINLY COME WHEN MEN WILL SHAKE OFF THE YOKE AND REFUSE TO ACCEPT THE MERE ARTIFICIAL COMPULSION OF THE GAMBLING MARKET TO WASTE THEIR LIVES IN CEASELESS AND HOPELESS TOIL AND WHEN IT DOES COME THEIR INSTINCTS FOR BEAUTY AND IMAGINATION SET FREE ALONG WITH THEM WILL PRODUCE SUCH ART AS THEY NEED AND WHO CAN SAY THAT IT WILL NOT AS FAR SURPASS THE ART OF PAST AGES AS THAT DOES THE POOR RELICS OF IT LEFT US BY THE AGE OF COMMERCE A WORD OR TWO ON AN OBJECTION WHICH HAS OFTEN BEEN MADE TO ME WHEN I HAVE BEEN TALKING ON THIS SUBJECT IT MAY BE SAID AND IS OFTEN YOU REGRET THE ART OF THE MIDDLE AGES AS INDEED I DO BUT THOSE WHO PRODUCED IT WERE NOT FREE THEY WERE SERFS OR GUILD CRAFTSMEN SURROUNDED BY BRAZEN WALLS OF TRADE RESTRICTIONS THEY HAD NO POLITICAL RIGHTS AND WERE EXPLOITED BY THEIR MASTERS THE NOBLE CASTE MOST GRIEVOUSLY
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