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The growth of such a class may well make the "cultured" people of to day tremble. THE GROWTH OF SUCH A CLASS MAY WELL MAKE THE CULTURED PEOPLE OF TO DAY TREMBLE
 into the position of a mere servant to the bigger. The productivity of labour also increasing out of all proportion to the capacity of the capitalists to manage the market or deal with the labour supply: lack of employment therefore becoming chronic, and discontent therewithal. All this on the one hand. On the other, the workmen claiming everywhere political equality, which cannot long be denied; and education spreading, so that what between the improvement in the education of the working-class and the continued amazing fatuity of that of the upper classes, there is a distinct tendency to equalization here; and, as I have hinted above, all history shows us what a danger to society may be a class at once educated and socially degraded: though, indeed, no history has yet shown us—what is swiftly advancing upon us—a class which, though it shall have attained knowledge, shall lack utterly the refinement and self-respect which come from the union of knowledge with leisure and ease of life. THE SMALLER MANUFACTURER INTO THE POSITION OF A MERE SERVANT TO THE BIGGER THE PRODUCTIVITY OF LABOR ALSO INCREASING OUT OF ALL PROPORTION TO THE CAPACITY OF THE CAPITALISTS TO MANAGE THE MARKET OR DEAL WITH THE LABOR SUPPLY LACK OF EMPLOYMENT THEREFORE BECOMING CHRONIC AND DISCONTENT THEREWITHAL ALL THIS ON THE ONE HAND ON THE OTHER THE WORKMEN CLAIMING EVERYWHERE POLITICAL EQUALITY WHICH CANNOT LONG BE DENIED AND EDUCATION SPREADING SO THAT WHAT BETWEEN THE IMPROVEMENT AND THE EDUCATION OF THE WORKING CLASS AND THE CONTINUED AMAZING FATUITY OF THAT OF THE UPPER CLASSES THERE IS A DISTINCT TENDENCY TO EQUALIZATION HERE AND AS I HAVE HINTED ABOVE ALL HISTORY SHOWS US WHAT A DANGER TO SOCIETY MAY BE A CLASS AT ONCE EDUCATED AND SOCIALLY DEGRADED THOUGH INDEED NO HISTORY HAS SHOWN US WHAT IS SWIFTLY ADVANCING UPON US A CLASS WHICH THOUGH IT SHALL HAVE ATTAINED KNOWLEDGE SHALL LACK UTTERLY THE REFINEMENT AND SELF RESPECT WHICH COME FROM THE UNION OF KNOWLEDGE WITH LEISURE AND EASE OF LIFE
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