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In these days there are many who have learned to see this, though they can see no further into the evils of our present system, and have formed no idea of any scheme for getting rid of this burden; though perhaps they have a vague hope that changes in the system of voting for members of the House of Commons may, as if by magic, tend in that direction. IN THESE DAYS THERE ARE MANY WHO HAVE LEARNED TO SEE THIS THOUGH THEY CAN SEE NO FURTHER INTO THE EVILS OF OUR PRESENT SYSTEM AND HAVE FORMED NO IDEA OF ANY SCHEME FOR GETTING RID OF THIS BURDEN THOUGH PERHAPS THEY HAVE A VAGUE HOPE THAT CHANGES IN THE SYSTEM OF VOTING FOR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS MAY AS IF BY MAGIC TEND IN THAT DIREC
ce of doing any. Next, there are people, and very many of them, who work fairly hard, though with abundant easements and holidays, claimed and allowed; and lastly, there are people who work so hard that they may be said to do nothing else than work, and are accordingly called “the working classes,” as distinguished from the middle classes and the rich, or aristocracy, whom I have mentioned above. It is clear that this inequality presses heavily upon the “working” class, and must visibly tend to destroy their hope of rest at least, and so, in that particular, make them worse off than mere beasts of the field; but that is not the sum and end of our folly of turning useful work into useless toil, but only the beginning of it. For first, as to the class of rich people doing no work, we all know that they consume a great deal while they produce nothing. Therefore, clearly, they have to be kept at the expense of those who do work, just as paupers have, and are a mere burden on the community. HO DO NO WORK AND MAKE NO PRETENSE OF DOING ANY NEXT THERE ARE PEOPLE AND VERY MANY OF THEM WHO WORK FAIRLY HARD THOUGH WITH ABUNDANT EASEMENTS AND HOLIDAYS CLAIMED AND ALLOWED AND LASTLY THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WORK SO HARD THAT THEY MAY BE SAID TO DO NOTHING ELSE THAN WORK AND ARE ACCORDINGLY CALLED THE WORKING CLASSES AS DISTINGUISHED FROM THE MIDDLE CLASSES AND THE RICH OR ARISTOCRACY WHOM I HAVE MENTIONED ABOVE IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS INEQUALITY PRESSES HEAVILY UPON THE WORKING CLASS AND MUST VISIBLY TEND TO DESTROY THEIR HOPE OF REST AT LEAST AND SO IN THAT PARTICULAR MAKE THEM WORSE OFF THAN MERE BEASTS OF THE FIELD BUT THAT IS NOT THE SUM AND END OF OUR FOLLY IN TURNING USEFUL WORK INTO USELESS TOIL BUT ONLY THE BEGINNING OF IT FOR FIRST AS TO THE CLASS OF RICH PEOPLE DOING NO WORK WE ALL KNOW THAT THEY CONSUME A GREAT DEAL WHILE THEY PRODUCE NOTHING THEREFORE CLEARLY THEY HAVE TO BE KEPT AT THE EXPENSE OF THOSE WHO DO WORK JUST AS PAUPERS HAVE AND ARE A MERE BURDEN ON THE COMMUNITY
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