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Another was that curious and certainly ephemeral vagary of the human mind which has appeared before now in human history, which is called "Sophistry," and which consists in making up "systems" to explain the world; in contrast with Philosophy which aims at the answering of questions, the solution of problems and the final establishment of the truth. But most interesting of all just now, though but a minor fruit, is the thing called "The Press." ANOTHER WAS THAT CURIOUS AND CERTAINLY EPHEMERAL VAGARY OF THE HUMAN MIND WHICH HAS APPEARED BEFORE NOW IN HUMAN HISTORY WHICH IS CALLED SOPHISTRY AND WHICH CONSISTS IN MAKING UP SYSTEMS TO EXPLAIN THE WORLD IN CONTRAST WITH PHILOSOPHY WHICH AIMS AT THE ANSWERING OF QUESTIONS THE SOLUTION OF PROBLEMS AND THE FINAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TRUTH BUT MOST INTERESTING OF ALL JUST NOW THOUGH BUT A MINOR FRUIT IS THE THING CALLED THE PRESS
ich put England, with all its profound traditions and with all its organic inheritance of the great European thing, upon the side of the Northern Germanies. It was inevitable, therefore, that in England the fruits should first appear, for here only was there deep soil. That fruit upon which our modern observation has been most fixed was _Capitalism_. Capitalism proceeded from England and from the English Reformation; but it was not fully alive until the early eighteenth century. In the nineteenth it matured. Another cognate fruit was what to-day we call _Finance_, that is, the domination of the State by private Capitalists who, taking advantage of the necessities of the State, fix an increasing mortgage upon the State and work perpetually for fluidity, anonymity, and irresponsibility in their arrangements. It was in England, again, that this began and vigorously began with what I think was the first true "National Debt"; a product contemporary in its origins with industrial Capitalism. AMILIES LIKE THE HOWARDS WHICH PUT ENGLAND WITH ALL ITS PROFOUND TRADITIONS AND WITH ALL ITS ORGANIC INHERITANCE OF THE GREAT EUROPEAN THING UPON THE SIDE OF THE NORTHERN GERMANYS IT WAS INEVITABLE THEREFORE THAT IN ENGLAND THE FRUITS SHOULD FIRST APPEAR FOR HERE ONLY WAS THEIR DEEP SOIL THAT FRUIT UPON WHICH OUR MODERN OBSERVATION HAS BEEN MOST FIXED WAS CAPITALISM CAPITALISM PROCEEDED FROM ENGLAND AND FROM THE ENGLISH REFORMATION BUT IT WAS NOT FULLY ALIVE UNTIL THE EARLY EIGHTEENTH CENTURY IN THE NINETEENTH IT MATURED ANOTHER COGNATE FRUIT WAS WHAT TO DAY WE CALL FINANCE THAT IS THE DOMINATION OF THE STATE BY PRIVATE CAPITALISTS WHO TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE NECESSITIES OF THE STATE FIXED AN INCREASING MORTGAGE UPON THE STATE AND WORK PERPETUALLY FOR FLUIDITY ANANIMITY AND IRRESPONSIBILITY IN THEIR ARRANGEMENTS IT WAS IN ENGLAND AGAIN THAT THIS BEGAN AND VIGOROUSLY BEGAN WITH WHAT I THINK WAS THE FIRST TRUE NATIONAL DEBT A PRODUCT CONTEMPORARY IN ITS ORIGINS WITH INDUSTRIAL CAPITALISM
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