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I will go farther, and will say that all those Democrats who can be distinguished from Whigs do intend social reforms which they hope will somewhat alter the relations of the classes towards each other; and there is, generally speaking, amongst Democrats a leaning towards a kind of limited State Socialism, and it is through that that they hope to bring about a peaceful revolution, which, if it does not introduce a condition of equality, will at least make the workers better off and contented with their lot. I WILL GO FARTHER AND WILL SAY THAT ALL THOSE DEMOCRATS WHO CAN BE DISTINGUISHED FROM WHIGS DO INTEND SOCIAL REFORMS WHICH THEY HOPE WILL SOMEWHAT ALTER THE RELATIONS OF THE CLASSES TOWARDS EACH OTHER AND THERE IS GENERALLY SPEAKING AMONGST DEMOCRATS A LEANING TOWARDS A KIND OF LIMITED STATE SOCIALISM AND IT IS THROUGH THAT THEY HOPE TO BRING ABOUT A PEACEFUL REVOLUTION WHICH IF IT DOES NOT INTRODUCE A CONDITION OF EQUALITY WILL AT LEAST MAKE THE WORKERS BETTER OFF AND CONTENTED WITH THEIR LOT
ld be that it might raise up a strong opposition to the condition of things which it would be your function to uphold; but most probably such opposition would still be outside Parliament, and not in it; you would have made a revolution, probably not without bloodshed, only to show people the necessity for another revolution the very next day. Will you think the example of America too trite? Anyhow, consider it! A country with universal suffrage, no king, no House of Lords, no privilege as you fondly think; only a little standing army, chiefly used for the murder of red-skins; a democracy after your model; and with all that, a society corrupt to the core, and at this moment engaged in suppressing freedom with just the same reckless brutality and blind ignorance as the Czar of all the Russias uses. {43} But it will be said, and certainly with much truth, that not all the Democrats are for mere political reform. I say that I believe that this is true, and it is a very important truth too. TMOST SUCCESS OF YOUR POLICY WOULD BE THAT IT MIGHT RAISE UP A STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE CONDITION OF THINGS WHICH IT WOULD BE YOUR FUNCTION TO UPHOLD BUT MOST PROBABLY SUCH OPPOSITION WOULD STILL BE OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT AND NOT IN IT YOU WOULD HAVE MADE A REVOLUTION PROBABLY NOT WITHOUT BLOODSHED ONLY TO SHOW PEOPLE THE NECESSITY FOR ANOTHER REVOLUTION THE VERY NEXT DAY WILL YOU THINK THE EXAMPLE OF AMERICA TOO TRITE ANYHOW CONSIDER IT A COUNTRY WITH UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE NO KING NO HOUSE OF LORDS NO PRIVILEGES YOU FONDLY THINK ONLY A LITTLE STANDING ARMY CHIEFLY USED FOR THE MURDER OF REDSKINS A DEMOCRACY AFTER YOUR MODEL AND WITH ALL THAT A SOCIETY CORRUPT TO THE CORE AND AT THIS MOMENT ENGAGED IN SUPPRESSING FREEDOM WITH JUST THE SAME RECKLESS BRUTALITY AND BLIND IGNORANCE AS THE CZAR OF ALL THE RUSSIAS USES BUT IT WILL BE SAID AND CERTAINLY WITH MUCH TRUTH THAT NOT ALL THE DEMOCRATS ARE FOR MERE POLITICAL REFORM I SAY THAT I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS TRUE AND IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT TRUTH TOO
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