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To feel mere life a pleasure; to enjoy the moving one's limbs and exercising one's bodily powers; to play, as it were, with sun and wind and rain; to rejoice in satisfying the due bodily appetites of a human animal without fear of degradation or sense of wrong doing: yes, and therewithal to be well formed, straight limbed, strongly knit, expressive of countenance—to be, in a word, beautiful—that also I claim. TO FEEL MERE LIFE A PLEASURE TO ENJOY THE MOVING ONE'S LIMBS AND EXERCISING ONE'S BODILY POWERS TO PLAY AS IT WERE WITH SUN AND WIND AND RAIN TO REJOICE IN SATISFYING THE DUE BODILY APPETITES OF A HUMAN ANIMAL WITHOUT FEAR OF DEGRADATION OR SENSE OF WRONG DOING YES AND THEREWITHAL TO BE WELL FORMED STRAIGHT LIMBED STRONGLY KNIT EXPRESSIVE OF COUNTENANCE TO BE IN A WORD BEAUTIFUL THAT ALSO I CLAIM
ay, 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. 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? Well, first of all I claim good health; and I say that a vast proportion of people in civilization scarcely even know what that means. 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 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 WELL FIRST OF ALL I CLAIM GOOD HEALTH AND I SAY THAT A VAST PROPORTION OF PEOPLE IN CIVILIZATION SCARCELY EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS
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