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IN considering the Aims of Art, that is, why men toilsomely cherish and practise Art, I find myself compelled to generalize from the only specimen of humanity of which I know anything; to wit, myself. IN CONSIDERING THE AIMS OF ART THAT IS WHY MEN TOILSOMELY CHERISH AND PRACTISE ART I FIND MYSELF COMPELLED TO GENERALIZE FROM THE ONLY SPECIMEN OF HUMANITY OF WHICH I KNOW ANYTHING TO WIT MYSELF
, the aims of those who have learned to believe in the certainty and beneficence of its advent will become clearer, their methods for realizing it clearer also, and at last ready to hand. Then will come that open acknowledgment for the necessity of the change (an acknowledgment coming from the intelligence of civilization) which is commonly called Revolution. It is no use prophesying as to the events which will accompany that revolution, but to a reasonable man it seems unlikely to the last degree, or we will say impossible, that a moral sentiment will induce the proprietary classes—those who live by _owning_ the means of production which the unprivileged classes must needs _use_—to yield up this privilege uncompelled; all one can hope is that they will see the implicit threat of compulsion in the events of the day, and so yield with a good grace to the terrible necessity of forming part of a world in which all, including themselves, will work honestly and live easily. THE AIMS OF ART.  SECTION SEVEN OF SIGNS OF CHANGE BY WILLIAM MORRIS THIS LIBER OF US RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN ACCORDED BY DEVEREUH BRAVEN THE AIMS OF ART
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