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Do any of you think that this is as it should be? I know that you have often been told that the competition, which is at present the rule of all production, is a good thing, and stimulates the progress of the race; but the people who tell you this should call competition by its shorter name of _war_ if they wish to be honest, and you would then be free to consider whether or no war stimulates progress, otherwise than as a mad bull chasing you over your own garden may do. DO ANY OF YOU THINK THAT THIS IS AS IT SHOULD BE I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE OFTEN BEEN TOLD THAT THE COMPETITION WHICH IS AT PRESENT THE RULE OF ALL PRODUCTION IS A GOOD THING AND STIMULATES THE PROGRESS OF THE RACE BUT THE PEOPLE WHO TELL YOU THIS SHOULD CALL COMPETITION BY ITS SHORTER NAME OF WAR IF THEY WISHED TO BE HONEST AND YOU WOULD THEN BE FREE TO CONSIDER WHETHER OR NO WAR STIMULATES PROGRESS OTHERWISE THAN AS A MAD BULL CHASING YOU OVER YOUR OWN GARDEN MAY DO
 myself as a victim for the satisfaction of those who consider that as things now go we have at least got something, and are terrified at the idea of losing their hold of that, lest they should find they are worse off than before, and have nothing. Yet in the course of my endeavour to show how we might live, I must more or less deal in negatives. I mean to say I must point out where in my opinion we fall short in our present attempts at decent life. I must ask the rich and well-to-do what sort of a position it is which they are so anxious to preserve at any cost? and if, after all, it will be such a terrible loss to them to give it up? and I must point out to the poor that they, with capacities for living a dignified and generous life, are in a position which they cannot endure without continued degradation. How do we live, then, under our present system? Let us look at it a little. And first, please to understand that our present system of Society is based on a state of perpetual war. PURPOSE NOW TO OFFER MYSELF AS A VICTIM FOR THE SATISFACTION OF THOSE WHO CONSIDER THAT AS THINGS NOW GO WE HAVE AT LEAST GOT SOMETHING AND ARE TERRIFIED AT THE IDEA OF LOSING THEIR HOLD OF THAT LEST THEY SHOULD FIND THEY ARE WORSE OFF THAN BEFORE AND HAVE NOTHING YET IN THE COURSE OF MY ENDEAVOUR TO SHOW HOW WE MIGHT LIVE I MUST MORE OR LESS DEAL IN NEGATIVES I MEAN TO SAY I MUST POINT OUT WHERE IN MY OPINION WE FALL SHORT IN OUR PRESENT ATTEMPTS AT DECENT LIFE I MUST ASK THE RICH AND WELL TO DO WHAT SORT OF A POSITION IT IS WHICH THEY ARE SO ANXIOUS TO PRESERVE AT ANY COST AND IF AFTER ALL IT WILL BE SUCH A TERRIBLE LOSS TO THEM TO GIVE IT UP AND I MUST POINT OUT TO THE POOR THAT THEY WITH CAPACITIES FOR LIVING A DIGNIFIED AND GENEROUS LIFE ARE IN A POSITION WHICH THEY CANNOT ENDURE WITHOUT CONTINUED DEGRADATION HOW DO WE LIVE THEN UNDER OUR PRESENT SYSTEM LET US LOOK AT IT A LITTLE AND FIRST PLEASE TO UNDERSTAND THAT OUR PRESENT SYSTEM OF SOCIETY IS BASED ON A STATE OF PERPETUAL WAR
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