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When they get to that point they will doubtless turn themselves and begin to find out what it is that they really want to do. WHEN THEY GET TO THAT POINT THEY WILL DOUBTLESS TURN THEMSELVES AND BEGIN TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS THAT THEY REALLY WANT TO DO
n, if art were to be for ever the amusement of those whom we now call ladies and gentlemen. But for my part I do not think it will go on long enough to reach such depths as that; and yet I should be hypocritical if I were to say that I thought that the change in the basis of society, which would enfranchise labour and make men practically equal in condition, would lead us by a short road to the splendid new birth of art which I have mentioned, though I feel quite certain that it would not leave what we now call art untouched, since the aims of that revolution do include the aims of art—viz., abolishing the curse of labour. I suppose that this is what is likely to happen; that machinery will go on developing, with the purpose of saving men labour, till the mass of the people attain real leisure enough to be able to appreciate the pleasure of life; till, in fact, they have attained such mastery over Nature that they no longer fear starvation as a penalty for not working more than enough. RE TO GO ON I MEAN IF ART WERE TO BE FOR EVER THE AMUSEMENT OF THOSE WHOM WE NOW CALL LADIES AND GENTLEMEN BUT FOR MY PART I DO NOT THINK IT WILL GO ON LONG ENOUGH TO REACH SUCH DEPTHS AS THAT AND YET I WOULD BE HYPOCRITICAL IF I WERE TO SAY THAT I THOUGHT THAT THE CHANGE IN THE BASIS OF SOCIETY WHICH WOULD ENFRANCH US LABOUR AND MAKE MEN PRACTICALLY EQUAL IN CONDITION WOULD LEAD US BY A SHORT ROAD TO THE SPLENDID NEW BIRTH OF ART WHICH I HAVE MENTIONED THOUGH I FEEL QUITE CERTAIN THAT IT WOULD NOT LEAVE WHAT WE NOW CALL A ART UNTOUCHED SINCE THE AIMS OF THAT REVOLUTION DO INCLUDE THE AIMS OF ART VIZ ABOLISHING THE CURSE OF LABOUR I SUPPOSE THAT THIS IS WHAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN THAT MACHINERY WILL GO ON DEVELOPING WITH THE PURPOSE OF SAVING MEN LABOR TILL THE MASS OF THE PEOPLE ATTAIN REAL LEISURE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO APPRECIATE THE PLEASURE OF LIFE TILL IN FACT THEY HAVE ATTAINED SUCH MASTERY OVER NATURE THAT THEY NO LONGER FEAR STARVATION AS A PENALTY FOR NOT WORKING MORE THAN ENOUGH
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