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What is it that I need, therefore, which my surrounding circumstances can give me—my dealings with my fellow men—setting aside inevitable accidents which co operation and forethought cannot control, if there be such? WHAT IS IT THAT I NEED THEREFORE WHICH MY SURROUNDING CIRCUMSTANCES CAN GIVE ME MY DEALINGS WITH MY FELLOW MEN SETTING ASIDE INEVITABLE ACCIDENTS WHICH CO OPERATION AND FORETHOUGHT CANNOT CONTROL IF THERE BE SUCH
ed at all: and remember that he produces collectively, and therefore he will do effectively what work is required of him according to his capacity, and of the produce of that work he will have what he needs; because, you see, he cannot _use_ more than he needs—he can only _waste_ it. If this arrangement seems to you preposterously ideal, as it well may, looking at our present condition, I must back it up by saying that when men are organized so that their labour is not wasted, they will be relieved from the fear of starvation and the desire of domination, and will have freedom and leisure to look round and see what they really do need. Now something of that I can conceive for my own self, and I will lay my ideas before you, so that you may compare them with your own, asking you always to remember that the very differences in men’s capacities and desires, after the common need of food and shelter is satisfied, will make it easier to deal with their desires in a communal state of things. ODUCES AND NOT BE FLEECED AT ALL AND REMEMBER THAT HE PRODUCES COLLECTIVELY AND THEREFORE HE WILL DO EFFECTIVELY WHAT WORK IS REQUIRED OF HIM ACCORDING TO HIS CAPACITY AND OF THE PRODUCE OF THAT WORK HE WILL HAVE WHAT HE NEEDS BECAUSE YOU SEE HE CANNOT USE MORE THAN HE NEEDS HE CAN ONLY WASTE IT IF THIS ARRANGEMENT SEEMS TO YOU PREPOSTEROUSLY IDEAL AS WELL IT MAY LOOKING AT OUR PRESENT CONDITION I MUST PACK IT UP BY SAYING THAT WHEN MEN ARE ORGANIZED SO THAT THEIR LABOUR IS NOT WASTED THEY WILL BE RELIEVED FROM THE FEAR OF STARVATION AND THE DESIRE OF DOMINATION AND WILL HAVE FREEDOM AND LEISURE TO LOOK ROUND AND SEE WHAT THEY REALLY DO NEED NOW SOMETHING OF THAT I CAN CONCEIVE FOR MY OWN SELF AND I WILL LAY MY IDEAS BEFORE YOU SO THAT YOU MAY COMPARE THEM WITH YOUR OWN ASKING YOU ALWAYS TO REMEMBER THAT THE VERY DIFFERENCES IN MEN'S CAPACITIES AND DESIRES AFTER THE COMMON NEED OF FOOD AND SHELTER IS SATISFIED WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO DEAL WITH THEIR DESIRES IN A COMMUNAL STATE OF THINGS
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