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Of these last, some, as we all agree, do not pretend to do anything except amuse themselves, and probably these are the least harmful of the useless classes. OF THESE LAST SUM AS WE ALL AGREE DO NOT PRETEND TO DO ANYTHING EXCEPT AMUSE THEMSELVES AND PROBABLY THESE ARE THE LEAST HARMFUL OF THE USELESS CLASSES
he wealth-owners, as landlords, holders of funds, and the like do nothing, yet there are many of them who work hard. Well, that is true, and perhaps nothing so clearly shows the extreme folly of the present system than this fact that there are so many able and industrious men employed by it, in working hard at—nothing: nothing or worse. They work, but they do not produce. It is true that some useful occupations are in the hands of the privileged classes, physic, education, and the fine arts, _e.g._ The men who work at these occupations are certainly working usefully; and all that we can say against them is that they are sometimes paid too high in proportion to the pay of other useful persons, which high pay is given them in recognition of their being the parasites of the possessing classes. But even as to numbers these are not a very large part of the possessors of wealth, and, as to the wealth they hold, it is quite insignificant compared with that held by those who do nothing useful. AIN THAT SOME OF THE WEALTH OWNERS AS LANDLORDS HOLDERS OF FUNDS AND THE LIKE DO NOTHING YET THERE ARE MANY OF THEM WHO WORK HARD WELL THAT IS TRUE AND PERHAPS NOTHING SO CLEARLY SHOWS THE EXTREME FOLLY OF THE PRESENT SYSTEM THAN THIS FACT THAT THERE ARE SO MANY ABLE AND INDUSTRIOUS MEN EMPLOYED BY IT IN WORKING HARD AT NOTHING NOTHING OR WORSE THEY WORK BUT THEY DO NOT PRODUCE IT IS TRUE THAT SOME USEFUL OCCUPATIONS ARE IN THE HANDS OF THE PRIVILEGED CLASSES PHYSIC EDUCATION AND THE FINE ARTS FOR EXAMPLE THE MEN WHO WORK AT THESE OCCUPATIONS ARE CERTAINLY WORKING USEFULLY AND ALL THAT WE CAN SAY AGAINST THEM IS THAT THEY ARE SOMETIMES PAID TOO HIGH IN PROPORTION TO THE PAY OF OTHER USEFUL PERSONS WHICH HIGH PAY IS GIVEN THEM IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR BEING THE PARASITES OF THE POSSESSING CLASSES BUT EVEN AS TO NUMBERS THESE ARE NOT A VERY LARGE PART OF THE POSSESSORS OF WEALTH AND AS TO THE WEALTH THEY HOLD IT IS QUITE INSIGNIFICANT COMPARED WITH THAT HELD BY THOSE WHO DO NOTHING USEFUL
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