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All this, of course, would mean the people—that is, all society—duly organized, having in its own hands the means of production, to be _owned_ by no individual, but used by all as occasion called for its use, and can only be done on those terms; on any other terms people will be driven to accumulate private wealth for themselves, and thus, as we have seen, to waste the goods of the community and perpetuate the division into classes, which means continual war and waste. ALL THIS OF COURSE WOULD MEAN THE PEOPLE THAT IS ALL SOCIETY DULY ORGANIZED HAVING IN ITS OWN HANDS THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION TO BE OWNED BY NO INDIVIDUAL BUT USED BY ALL AS OCCASION CALLED FOR ITS USE AND CAN ONLY BE DONE ON THOSE TERMS ON ANY OTHER TERMS PEOPLE WILL BE DRIVEN TO ACCUMULATE PRIVATE WEALTH FOR THEMSELVES AND THUS AS WE HAVE SEEN TO WASTE THE GOODS OF THE COMMUNITY AND PERPETUATE THE DIVISION INTO CLASSES WHICH MEANS CONTINUAL WAR AND WASTE
t in houses for whose wretchedness there is no name. I say it is almost incredible that we should bear such crass stupidity as this; nor should we if we could help it. We shall not bear it when the workers get out of their heads that they are but an appendage to profit-grinding, that the more profits that are made the more employment at high wages there will be for them, and that therefore all the incredible filth, disorder, and degradation of modern civilization are signs of their prosperity. So far from that, they are signs of their slavery. When they are no longer slaves they will claim as a matter of course that every man and every family should be generously lodged; that every child should be able to play in a garden close to the place his parents live in; that the houses should by their obvious decency and order be ornaments to Nature, not disfigurements of it; for the decency and order above-mentioned when carried to the due pitch would most assuredly lead to beauty in building.  AT THE WORST IN HOUSES FOR WHOSE WRETCHEDNESS THERE IS NO NAME I SAY IT IS ALMOST INCREDIBLE THAT WE SHOULD BEAR SUCH CRASSED STUPIDITY AS THIS NOR SHOULD WE IF WE COULD HELP IT WE SHALL NOT BEAR IT WHEN THE WORKERS GET OUT OF THEIR HEADS THAT THEY ARE BUT AN APPENDAGE TO PROFIT GRINDING THAT THE MORE PROFITS THAT ARE MADE THE MORE EMPLOYMENT AT HIGH WAGES THERE WILL BE FOR THEM AND THAT THEREFORE ALL THE INCREDIBLE FILTH DISORDER AND DEGRADATION OF MODERN CIVILIZATIONS ARE SIGNS OF THEIR PROSPERITY SO FAR FROM THAT THEY ARE SIGNS OF THEIR SLAVERY WHEN THEY ARE NO LONGER SLAVES THEY WILL CLAIM AS A MATTER OF COURSE THAT EVERY MAN AND EVERY FAMILY SHOULD BE GENEROUSLY LODGED THAT EVERY CHILD SHOULD BE ABLE TO PLAY IN A GARDEN CLOSE TO THE PLACE HIS PARENTS LIVE IN THAT THE HOUSES SHOULD BY THEIR OBVIOUS DECENCY AND ORDER BE ORNAMENTS TO NATURE NOT DISFIGUREMENTS OF IT FOR THE DECENCY AND ORDER ABOVE MENTIONED WHEN CARRIED TO THE DUE PITCH WOULD MOST ASSUREDLY LEAD TO BEAUTY IN BUILDING
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