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Why therefore should he be otherwise than in a comfortable condition? WHY THEREFORE SHOULD HE BE OTHERWISE THAN IN A COMFORTABLE CONDITION
e, though they have poor tools, no machinery, and no co-operation, in their work: but as soon as a man begins to use good tools and work with some kind of co-operation he becomes able to produce more than enough for his own bare necessaries, All industrial society is founded on that fact, even from the time when workmen were mere chattel slaves. What a strange society then is this of ours, wherein while one set of people cannot use their wealth, they have so much, but are obliged to waste it, another set are scarcely if at all better than those hapless savages who have neither tools nor co-operation! Surely if this cannot be set right, civilized mankind must write itself down a civilized fool. Here is the workman now, thoroughly organized for production, working for production with complete co-operation, and through marvellous machines; surely if a slave in Aristotle’s time could do more than keep himself alive, the present workman can do much more—as we all very well know that he can. T THAT EVEN SAVAGES LIVE FOR THEY HAVE POOR TOOLS NO MACHINERY AND NO CO OPERATION IN THEIR WORK BUT AS SOON AS A MAN BEGINS TO USE GOOD TOOLS AND WORK WITH SOME KIND OF CO OPERATION HE BECOMES ABLE TO PRODUCE MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR HIS OWN BARE NECESSARIES ALL INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY IS FOUNDED ON THAT FACT EVEN FROM THE TIME WHEN WORKMEN WERE MERE CHATTEL SLAVES WHAT A STRANGE SOCIETY THEN IS THIS OF OURS WHEREIN WHILE ONE SET OF PEOPLE CANNOT USE THEIR WEALTH THEY HAVE SO MUCH BUT ARE OBLIGED TO WASTE IT ANOTHER SET ARE SCARCELY IF AT ALL BETTER THAN THOSE HAPLESS SAVAGES WHO HAVE NEITHER TOOLS NOR CO OPERATION SURELY IF THIS CANNOT BE SET RIGHT CIVILIZED MANKIND MUST WRITE ITSELF DOWN AS CIVILIZED FOOL HERE IS THE WORKMAN NOW THOROUGHLY ORGANIZED FOR PRODUCTION WORKING FOR PRODUCTION WITH COMPLETE CO OPERATION AND THROUGH MARVELLOUS MACHINES SURELY IF A SLAVE IN ARISTOTLE'S TIME COULD DO MORE THAN KEEP HIMSELF ALIVE THE PRESENT WORKMAN CAN DO MUCH MORE AS WE ALL VERY WELL KNOW THAT HE CAN
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