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The sunlight, the fresh air, the unspoiled face of the earth, food, raiment and housing necessary and decent; the storing up of knowledge of all kinds, and the power of disseminating it; means of free communication between man and man; works of art, the beauty which man creates when he is most a man, most aspiring and thoughtful—all things which serve the pleasure of people, free, manly and uncorrupted. This is wealth. THE SUNLIGHT THE FRESH AIR THE UNSPOILED FACE OF THE EARTH FOOD RAIMENT AND HOUSING NECESSARY AND DECENT THE STORING UP OF KNOWLEDGE OF ALL KINDS AND THE POWER OF DISSEMINATING IT MEANS OF FREE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MAN AND MAN WORKS OF AR ART THE BEAUTY WHICH MAN CREATES WHEN HE IS MOST A MAN MOST ASPIRING AND THOUGHTFUL ALL THINGS WHICH SERVE THE PLEASURE OF PEOPLE FREE MANLY AND UNCORRUPTED THIS IS WEALTH
army of clerks, shop-assistants, and so forth, who are engaged in the service of the private war for wealth, which, as above said, is the real occupation of the well-to-do middle class. This is a larger body of workers than might be supposed, for it includes amongst others all those engaged in what I should call competitive salesmanship, or, to use a less dignified word, the puffery of wares, which has now got to such a pitch that there are many things which cost far more to sell than they do to make. Next there is the mass of people employed in making all those articles of folly and luxury, the demand for which is the outcome of the existence of the rich non-producing classes; things which people leading a manly and uncorrupted life would not ask for or dream of. These things, whoever may gainsay me, I will for ever refuse to call wealth: they are not wealth, but waste. Wealth is what Nature gives us and what a reasonable man can make out of the gifts of Nature for his reasonable use. S THERE IS FIRST THE ARMY OF CLERKS SHOP ASSISTANTS AND SO FORTH WHO ARE ENGAGED IN THE SERVICE OF THE PRIVATE WAR FOR WEALTH WHICH AS ABOVE SAID IS THE REAL OCCUPATION OF THE WELL TO DO MIDDLE CLASS THIS IS A LARGER BODY OF WORKERS THAN MIGHT BE SUPPOSED FOR IT INCLUDES AMONGST OTHERS ALL THOSE ENGAGED IN WHAT I SHOULD CALL COMPETITIVE SALESMANSHIP OR TO USE A LESS DIGNIFIED WORD THE PUFFERY OF WARES WHICH HAS NOW GOT TO SUCH A PITCH THAT THERE ARE MANY THINGS WHICH COST FAR MORE TO SELL THAN THEY DO TO MAKE NEXT THERE IS THE MASS OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED IN MAKING ALL THOSE ARTICLES OF FOLLY AND LUXURY THE DEMAND FOR WHICH IS THE OUTCOME OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE WRITTEN ON PRODUCING CLASSES THINGS WHICH PEOPLE LEADING A MANLY AND UNCORRUPTED LIFE WOULD NOT ASK FOR OR DREAM OF THESE THINGS WHOEVER MAY GAINSAY ME I WILL FOREVER REFUSE TO CALL WEALTH THEY ARE NOT WEALTH BUT WASTE WEALTH IS WHAT NATURE GIVES US AND WHAT A REASONABLE MAN CAN MAKE OUT OF THE GIFTS OF NATURE FOR HIS REASONABLE USE
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