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If he thinks he would like ornament, for instance, and knows that the machine cannot do it properly, and does not care to spend the time to do it properly, why should he do it at all? IF HE THINKS HE WOULD LIKE ORNAMENT FOR INSTANCE AND KNOWS THAT THE MACHINE CANNOT DO IT PROPERLY AND DOES NOT CARE TO SPEND THE TIME TO DO IT PROPERLY WHY SHOULD HE DO IT AT ALL
 a man who values art and is reasonable would go in the matter of machinery _as long as he was free_—that is, was not _forced_ to work for another man’s profit; so long as he was living in a society _that had accepted equality of condition_. Carry the machine used for art a step farther, and he becomes an unreasonable man, if he values art and is free. To avoid misunderstanding, I must say that I am thinking of the modern machine, which is as it were alive, and to which the man is auxiliary, and not of the old machine, the improved tool, which is auxiliary to the man, and only works as long as his hand is thinking; though I will remark, that even this elementary form of machine has to be dropped when we come to the higher and more intricate forms of art. Well, as to the machine proper used for art, when it gets to the stage above dealing with a necessary production that has accidentally some beauty about it, a reasonable man with a feeling for art will only use it when he is forced to. AS GAINED NOW THIS IS AS FAR AS A MAN WHO VALUES ART AND IS REASONABLE WOULD GO IN THE MATTER OF MACHINERY AS LONG AS HE WAS FREE THAT IS WAS NOT FORCED TO WORK FOR ANOTHER MAN'S PROFIT SO LONG AS HE WAS LIVING IN A SOCIETY THAT HAD ACCEPTED EQUALITY OF CONDITION CARRY THE MACHINES FOR ART A STEP FARTHER AND HE BECOMES AN UNREASONABLE MAN IF HE VALUES ART AND IS FREE TO AOID MISUNDERSTANDING I MUST SAY THAT I AM THINKING OF THE MODERN MACHINE WHICH IS AS IT WERE ALIVE AND TO WHICH THE MAN IS AUXILIARY AND NOT OF THE OLD MACHINE THE IMPROVED TOOL WHICH IS AUXILIARY TO THE MAN AND ONLY WORKS AS LONG AS HIS HAND IS THINKING THOUGH I WILL REMARK THAT EVEN THIS ELEMENTARY FORM OF MACHINE HAS TO BE DROPPED WHEN WE COME TO THE HIGHER AND MORE INTRICATE FORMS OF ART WELL AS TO THE MACHINE PROPER USED FOR ART WHEN IT GETS TO THE STAGE ABOVE DEALING WITH A NECESSARY PRODUCTION THAT HAS ACCIDENTALLY SOME BEAUTY ABOUT IT A REASONABLE MAN WITH A FEELING FOR ART WILL ONLY USE IT WHEN HE IS FORCED TO
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