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Now, I don't mean to say but that at the back of this ancient name of Tory there lies a great mass of genuine Conservative feeling, held by people who, if they had their own way, would play some rather fantastic tricks, I fancy; nay, even might in the course of time be somewhat rough with such people as are in this hall at present. NOW I DON'T MEAN TO SAY BUT THAT AT THE BACK OF THIS ANCIENT NAME OF TORY THERE LIES A GREAT MASS OF GENUINE CONSERVATIVE FEELING HELD BY PEOPLE WHO IF THEY HAD THEIR OWN WAY WOULD PLAY SOME RATHER FANTASTIC TRICKS I FANCY NAY EVEN MIGHT IN THE COURSE OF TIME BE SOMEWHAT ROUGH WITH SUCH PEOPLE AS ARE IN THIS HALL AT PRESENT
e they will be claimed without due knowledge of the one thing necessary to claim, _equality of condition_; but which indirectly will help to break up our rotten sham society, while that claim for equality of condition will be made constantly and with growing loudness till it _must_ be listened to, and then at last it will only be a step over the border and the civilized world will be socialized; and, looking back on what has been, we shall be astonished to think of how long we submitted to live as we live now. WHIGS, DEMOCRATS, AND SOCIALISTS. {37a} WHAT is the state of parties in England to-day? How shall we enumerate them? The Whigs, who stand first on the list in my title, are considered generally to be the survival of an old historical party once looked on as having democratic tendencies, but now the hope of all who would stand soberly on the ancient ways. Besides these, there are Tories also, the descendants of the stout defenders of Church and State and the divine right of kings.  SECTION THREE OF SIGNS OF CHANGE BY WILLIAM MORRIS THIS LIBERY BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDING BY DEBORAH BRAEBEN WHIGS DEMOCRATS AND SOCIALISTS WHAT IS THE STATE OF PARTIES IN ENGLAND TO DAY HOW SHALL WE ENUMERATE THEM THE WHIGS WHO STAND FIRST ON THE LIST IN MY TITLE ARE CONSIDERED GENERALLY TO BE THE SURVIVAL OF AN OLD HISTORICAL PARTY ONCE LOOKED ON AS HAVING DEMOCRATIC TENDENCIES BUT NOW THE HOPE OF ALL WHO WOULD STAND SOBERLY ON THE ANCIENT WAYS BESIDES THESE THERE ARE TORIES ALSO THE DESCENDANTS OF THE STOUT DEFENDERS OF CHURCH AND STATE AND THE DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS
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