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That first step of freeing people from the compulsion to labour needlessly will at least put us on the way towards this happy end; for we shall then have time and opportunities for bringing it about. THAT FIRST STEP OF FREEING PEOPLE FROM THE COMPULSION TO LABOR NEEDLESSLY WILL AT LEAST PUT US ON THE WAY TOWARDS THIS HAPPY END FOR WE SHALL THEN HAVE TIME AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR BRINGING IT ABOUT
certain hope of gaining a due share of wealth by his work, but also he could not miss his due share of rest. Here, then, are two out of the three kinds of hope mentioned above as an essential part of worthy work assured to the worker. When class robbery is abolished, every man will reap the fruits of his labour, every man will have due rest—leisure, that is. Some Socialists might say we need not go any further than this; it is enough that the worker should get the full produce of his work, and that his rest should be abundant. But though the compulsion of man’s tyranny is thus abolished, I yet demand compensation for the compulsion of Nature’s necessity. As long as the work is repulsive it will still be a burden which must be taken up daily, and even so would mar our life, even though the hours of labour were short. What we want to do is to add to our wealth without diminishing our pleasure. Nature will not be finally conquered till our work becomes a part of the pleasure of our lives. VERY ONE WORK WITH THE CERTAIN HOPE OF GAINING A DUE SHARE OF WEALTH BY HIS WORK BUT ALSO HE COULD NOT MISS HIS DUE SHARE OF REST HERE THEN ARE TWO OUT OF THE THREE KINDS OF HOPE MENTIONED ABOVE AS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF WORTHY WORK ASSURED TO THE WORKER WHEN CLASS ROBBERY IS ABOLISHED EVERY MAN WILL REAP THE FRUITS OF HIS LABOUR EVERY MAN WILL HAVE DUE REST LEISURE THAT IS SOME SOCIALISTS MIGHT SAY WE NEED NOT GO ANY FURTHER THAN THIS IT IS ENOUGH THAT THE WORKER SHOULD GET THE FULL PRODUCE OF HIS WORK AND THAT HIS REST SHOULD BE ABUNDANT BUT THOUGH THE COMPULSION OF MAN'S TYRANNY IS THUS ABOLISHED I YET DEMAND COMPENSATION FOR THE COMPULSION OF NATURE'S NECESSITY AS LONG AS THE WORK IS REPULSIVE IT WILL STILL BE A BURDEN WHICH MUST BE TAKEN UP DAILY AND EVEN SO WOULD MAR OUR LIFE EVEN THOUGH THE HOURS OF LABOR WERE SHORT WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS ADD TO OUR WEALTH WITHOUT DIMINISHING OUR PLEASURE NATURE WILL NOT BE FINALLY CONQUERED TILL OUR WORK BECOMES A PART OF THE PLEASURE OF OUR LIVES
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