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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

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,IT IS GOOD FROM TIME TO TIME = ?OSE :O >E 5GAG$ 9 A S]I\S MOVEM5T TO LOOK BACK & REVIEW ! PROGRESS ( ! PA/ FEW YE>S2 :I* 9VOLVES LOOK+ >\ND !M & NOT+ ! WAY ! MOVEM5T IS AFFECT+ O!R PEOPLE4 ,IT IS GOOD TO DO SO = ?IS REASON AMONG O!RS1 ?AT M5 ABSORB$ 9 SU* A MOVEM5T >E APT TO SURR\ND !MSELVES ) A K9D ( >TIFICIAL ATMOSPH]E :I* DI/ORTS ! PROPORTIONS ( ?+S \TSIDE1 & PREV5TS !M FROM SEE+ :AT IS REALLY GO+ ON1 & CONSEQU5TLY FROM TAK+ DUE C\NCIL AS TO :AT IS BE/ TO DO4 

,IT IS N[ SOME SEV5 YE>S S9CE ,SOCIALISM CAME TO LIFE AGA9 9 ?IS C\NTRY4 ,TO SOME ! TIME WILL SEEM LONG1 SO MANY HOPES & DISAPPO9TM5TS AS HAVE BE5 CR[D$ 9TO !M4 ,YET 9 ! HI/ORY ( A S]I\S MOVEM5T SEV5 YE>S IS A %ORT TIME 5\<2 & FEW MOVEM5TS SURELY HAVE MADE SO MU* PROGRESS DUR+ ?IS %ORT TIME 9 ONE WAY OR ANO!R AS ,SOCIALISM HAS DONE4 

,= :AT WAS IT :I* WE SET \T TO ACCOMPLI%8 ,TO *ANGE ! SY/EM ( SOCIETY ON :I* ! /UP5D\S FABRIC ( CIVILIZATION IS F\ND$1 & :I* HAS BE5 BUILT UP BY C5TURIES ( CONFLICT ) OLD] & DY+ SY/EMS1 & CR[N$ BY ! VICTORY ( MOD]N CIVILIZATION OV] ! MAT]IAL SURR\ND+S ( LIFE4 

,C\LD SEV5 YE>S MAKE ANY VISIBLE IMPRESSION ON SU* A TREM5D\S UND]TAK+ AS ?IS8 

,CONSID]1 TOO1 ! QUALITY ( ?OSE :O BEGAN & C>RI$ ON ?IS BUS9ESS ( REV]S+ ! BASIS ( MOD]N SOCIETY6 ,:O W]E ! /ATESM5 :O TOOK UP ! MOM5T\S QUE/IONS LAID BE=E ,5GL& ( ! N9ETE5?-C5TURY BY ! ,5GLI% ,SOCIALI/S6 ,:O W]E ! GREAT DIV9ES :O PREA*$ ?IS NEW GOSPEL ( HAPP9ESS FROM !IR PULPITS8 ,:O W]E ! NATURAL PHILOSOPH]S :O PROCLAIM$ !IR HOPE & JOY AT ! ADV5T ( A SOCIETY :I* %\LD AT LA/ USE !IR M>VEL\S DISCOV]IES = ! GOOD ( MANK9D8 

,!RE IS NO NE$ TO TAKE A P5 9 H& TO WRITE !IR NAMES4 ,! TRAVEL] 7IE41 ! TOIL]7 HAD FALL5 AMONG ?IEVES1 & ! PRIE/ & ! ,LEVITE W5T BY ON ! O!R SIDE2 OR P]HAPS 9 ?IS CASE ?REW A /ONE OR TWO AT ! W\ND$ MAN3 IT WAS BUT A ,SAM>ITAN1 AN \TCA/1 AN UNRESPECTABLE P]SON1 :O HELP$ HIM4 

,?OSE :O SET \T 'TO MAKE ! REVOLUTION' -- ?AT IS1 AS A=E SAID1 TO PUT SOCIETY ON A NEW BASIS1 CONTRADICTORY TO ! EXI/+ ONE -- W]E A FEW WORK+-M51 LESS SUCCESSFUL EV5 9 ! WRET*$ LIFE ( LABOR ?AN !IR FELL[S2 A SPR9KL+ ( ! 9TELLECTUAL PROLET>IAT1 :OSE KE5 PU%+ ( ,SOCIALISM MU/ HAVE SEEM$ PRETTY C]TA9 TO EXT+UI% !IR LIMIT$ *ANCES ( PROSP]ITY2 ONE OR TWO \TSID]S 9 ! GAME POLITICAL2 A FEW REFUGEES FROM ! BUREAUCRATIC TYRANNY ( =EIGN GOV]NM5TS2 & H]E & !RE AN UNPRACTICAL1 HALF-CRACK$ >TI/ OR AU?OR4 

,YET SU* AS !Y W]E1 !Y W]E 5\< TO DO SOME?+4 ,?R\< !M1 ?\< NOT BY !M1 ! SEV5 YE>S ( ! NEW MOVEM5T T[>D FRE$OM HAVE1 CONTR>Y TO ALL ?AT MI<T HAVE BE5 EXPECT$1 IMPRESS$ ! IDEA ( ,SOCIALISM DEEPLY ON ! EPO*4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT ! TOIL]S HAVE NOT BEGUN TO REAP B5EFIT FROM ?AT IMPRESSION2 BUT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE ?AT !Y %\LD4 ,NO P]MAN5T MAT]IAL B5EFIT CAN ACCRUE TO !M UNTIL ,SOCIALISM HAS CEAS$ TO BE MILITANT1 & IS M]G$ 9 ! NEW SOCIETY4 ,BUT AS ,I SAID ! O!R WEEK1 ! MOVEM5T HAS AT LEA/ ACCOMPLI%$ ?IS1 ?AT NO ONE :O ?9KS IS O!RWISE ?AN DISCONT5T$ ) ?+S AS !Y >E4 ,! %\TS ( TRIUMPH OV] ! GLORIES ( CIVILIZATION :I* ONCE DR[N$ ! MOANS ( ! MIS]ABLE 7& ?AT BUT A DOZ5 YE>S AGO AT MO/7 HAVE N[ SUNK 9TO QUAV]+ APOLOGIES = ! EXI/5CE ( ! HORRORS & FATUITIES ( \R SY/EM2 A SY/EM :I* IS ONLY DEF5D$ AS A ?+ TO BE 5DUR$ = LACK ( A BETT]1 & UNTIL WE CAN F9D SOME MEANS ( PACK+ IT (F 9TO LIMBO3 & ! WORK]S1 :O 9 ! P]IOD ( 'LEAP & B\ND PROSP]ITY' W]E ?\<T TO HAVE REA*$ ! 5D ( !IR TE!R1 & TO BE FIX$ 9 A K9D ( SUBORD9ATE HEAV5 ON E>?1 >E N[ %[+ ?AT !Y >E NOT GO+ TO /OP !RE1 AT ANY RATE1 & :ATEV] HAPP5S4 ,& ! PR9CIPLES ( ,SOCIALISM >E BEG9N+ TO BE UND]/OOD1 SO ?AT TO SOME ( \RSELVES1 :O >E ALWAYS HE>+ ( !M1 !Y SEEM N[ M]E COMMONPLACES :I* NE$ NOT BE 9SI/$ ON4 ,?\< ) ?AT VIEW ,I CAN1 AS ,I %ALL %[ PRES5TLY1 BY NO MEANS AGREE4 

,ALL ?IS HAS COME TO PASS4 ,H[ & :Y8 ,WAS IT BY VIRTUE ( ! QUALITIES ( ?OSE :O HAVE FUR!R$ IT8 ,?AT LITTLE B& ( ODDITIES :O FELL 9 ) ,SOCIALISM DUR+ !SE LA/ FEW YE>S1 DID IT TURN \T AFT] ALL ?AT !Y W]E SO MU* BETT] ?AN !Y SEEM$8 ,WELL1 !Y W]E 7& >E71 MO/ ( !M1 HUMAN AT LEA/2 BUT O!RWISE IT CANNOT BE SAID ?AT GREAT UNEXPECT$ TAL5T = ADM9I/RATION & CONDUCT ( AFFAIRS HAS BE5 DEVELOP$ AMONG US1 NOR ANY VA/ AM\NT ( =ESI<T EI!R4 ,WE HAVE BE5 :AT WE SEEM$ TO BE 7TO \R FRI5DS ,I HOPE7 -- & ?AT WAS NO GREAT ?+S4 ,WE HAVE BETWE5 US MADE AB\T AS MANY MI/AKES AS ANY O!R P>TY 9 A SIMIL> SPACE ( TIME4 ,QU>RELS MORE ?AN 5\< WE HAVE HAD2 & SOMETIMES ALSO WEAK ASS5T = FE> ( QU>RELS TO :AT WE DID NOT AGREE )4 

,!RE HAS BE5 SELF-SEEK+ AMONG US1 & VA+LORY1 & SLO?1 & RA%NESS2 ?\< !RE HAS BE5 AT LEA/ C\RAGE & DEVOTION ALSO4 ,:5 ,I FIR/ JO9$ ! MOVEM5T ,I HOP$ ?AT SOME WORK+-MAN LEAD]1 OR RA!R LEAD]S1 W\LD TURN UP1 :O W\LD PU% ASIDE ALL MIDDLE-CLASS HELP1 & BECOME GREAT HI/ORICAL FIGURES4 ,I MI<T /ILL HOPE = ?AT1 IF IT SEEM$ LIKELY TO HAPP51 = 9DE$ ,I LONG = IT 5\<2 BUT TO SPEAK PLA9LY IT DOES NOT SO SEEM AT PRES5T4 

,YET1 ,I REPEAT1 9 SPITE ( ALL DRAWBACKS ! IMPRESSION HAS BE5 MADE1 & :Y8 ,! REASON = IT HAS BE5 GIV5 9 WORDS SAID BE=E1 BUT :I* ,I MU/ NE$S SAY AGA93 BECAUSE ?AT SEEM+LY 9EXPUGNABLE FABRIC ( MOD]N SOCIETY IS V]G+ T[>DS ITS FALL2 IT HAS DONE ITS WORK1 & IS GO+ TO *ANGE 9TO SOME?+ ELSE4 ,?AT IS ! REASON :Y1 ) ALL \R FAULTS1 WE HAVE BE5 ABLE TO DO SOME?+2 NOR DO ,I BELIEVE ?AT !RE WILL EV] BE LACK+ 9/RUM5TS = BR++ AB\T ! GREAT *ANGE1 EXACTLY 9 PROPORTION TO ! READ9ESS ( ! SOLID ELEM5TS 9 SOCIETY -- ! WORK]S1 TO WIT -- TO RECEIVE ?AT *ANGE1 & C>RY ON ! NEW ORD] TO :I* IT WILL GIVE BIR?4 

,SO MU* AT LEA/ WE HAVE TO 5C\RAGE US4 ,BUT >E NOT SOME ( US DISAPPO9T$ 9 SPITE ( ! *ANGE ( ! WAY 9 :I* ,SOCIALISM IS LOOK$ ON G5]ALLY8 ,IT IS BUT NATURAL ?AT WE %\LD BE4 ,:5 WE FIR/ BEGAN TO WORK TOGE!R1 !RE WAS LITTLE SAID AB\T ANY?+ SAVE ! GREAT IDEALS ( ,SOCIALISM2 & SO F> (F DID WE SEEM FROM ! REALIZATION ( !SE1 ?AT WE C\LD H>DLY ?9K ( ANY MEANS = !IR REALIZATION1 SAVE GREAT DRAMATIC EV5TS :I* W\LD MAKE \R LIVES TRAGIC 9DE$1 BUT W\LD TAKE US \T ( ! SORDIDNESS ( ! SO-CALL$ 'PEACE' ( CIVILIZATION4 ,) ! GREAT EXT5SION ( ,SOCIALISM1 ?IS ALSO IS *ANG$4 ,\R V]Y SUCCESS HAS DIMM$ ! GREAT IDEALS ?AT FIR/ L$ US ON2 = ! HOPE ( ! P>TIAL &1 SO TO SAY1 VULG>IZ$ REALIZATION ( ,SOCIALISM IS N[ PRESS+ ON US4 ,I ?9K ?AT WE >E ALL CONFID5T ?AT ,SOCIALISM WILL BE REALIZ$3 IT IS NOT WOND]FUL1 !N1 ?AT WE %\LD LONG TO SEE -- TO FEEL -- ITS REALIZATION 9 \R [N LIFE-TIME4 ,ME?ODS ( REALIZATION1 !RE=E1 >E N[ MORE BE=E \R EYES ?AN IDEALS3 BUT IT IS ( NO USE TALK+ AB\T ME?ODS :I* >E NOT1 9 P>T AT LEA/1 IMM$IATELY FEASIBLE1 & IT IS ( ! NATURE ( SU* P>TIAL ME?ODS TO BE SORDID & DISC\RAG+1 ?\< !Y MAY BE NECESS>Y4 

,!RE >E TWO T5D5CIES 9 ?IS MATT] ( ME?ODS3 ON ! ONE H& IS \R OLD ACQUA9TANCE PALLIATION1 ELEVAT$ N[ 9TO VA/LY GREAT] IMPORTANCE ?AN IT US$ TO HAVE1 BECAUSE ( ! GR[+ DISCONT5T1 & ! OBVI\S ADVANCE ( ,SOCIALISM2 ON ! O!R IS ! ME?OD ( P>TIAL1 NECESS>ILY FUTILE1 9CONSEQU5T REVOLT1 OR RIOT RA!R1 AGA9/ ! AU?ORITIES1 :O >E \R ABSOLUTE MA/]S1 & CAN EASILY PUT IT D[N4 

,) BO? ( !SE ME?ODS ,I DISAGREE2 & ?AT ! MORE BECAUSE ! PALLIATIVES HAVE TO BE CLAMOR$ =1 & ! RIOTS C>RI$ \T BY M5 :O DO NOT KN[ :AT ,SOCIALISM IS1 & HAVE NO IDEA :AT !IR NEXT /EP IS TO BE1 IF CONTR>Y TO ALL CALCULATION !Y %\LD HAPP5 TO BE SUCCESSFUL4 ,!RE=E1 AT ! BE/ \R MA/]S W\LD BE \R MA/]S /ILL1 BECAUSE !RE W\LD BE NO?+ TO TAKE !IR PLACE4 ,WE >E NOT READY = SU* A *ANGE AS ?AT6 ,! AU?ORITIES MI<T BE A LITTLE %AK5 P]HAPS1 A LITTLE MORE 9CL9$ TO YIELD SOME?+ TO ! CLAMORS ( !IR SLAVES1 BUT !RE W\LD BE SLAVES /ILL1 AS ALL M5 MU/ BE :O >E NOT PREP>$ TO MANAGE !IR [N BUS9ESS !MSELVES4 ,NAY1 AS TO ! P>TIAL VIOL5T MEANS1 ,I BELIEVE ?AT ! OCCURR5CE ( !SE W\LD NOT %AKE ! AU?ORITIES AT ALL1 BUT W\LD /R5G!N !M RA!R1 BECAUSE !Y W\LD DRAW TO !M ! TIMID ( ALL CLASSES1 IE4 ALL M5 BUT A V]Y FEW4 

,I HAVE M5TION$ ! TWO L9ES ON :I* :AT ,I %\LD .<CONSID].> ! ME?ODS ( IMPATI5CE PR(ESS TO WORK4 ,BE=E ,I WRITE A V]Y FEW WORDS ON ! ONLY L9E ( ME?OD ON :I* SOME ( US CAN WORK1 ,I WILL GIVE MY VIEWS AB\T ! PRES5T /ATE ( ! MOVEM5T AS BRIEFLY AS ,I CAN4 

,! :OLE SET OP9ION AMONG ?OSE MORE OR LESS T\*$ BY ,SOCIALISM1 :O >E NOT DEF9ITE ,SOCIALI/S1 IS T[>DS ! ,NEW ,TRADES' ,UNIONISM & PALLIATION4 ,M5 BELIEVE ?AT !Y CAN WRE/ FROM ! CAPITALI/S SOME PORTION ( !IR PRIVILEG$ PR(ITS1 & ! MA/]S1 TO JUDGE BY ! REC5T ?REATS ( COMB9ATION ON !IR SIDE1 BELIEVE ALSO ?AT ?IS CAN BE DONE4 ,?AT IT C\LD ONLY V]Y P>TIALLY BE DONE1 & ?AT ! M5 C\LD NOT RE/ !RE IF IT W]E DONE1 WE ,SOCIALI/S KN[ V]Y WELL2 BUT O!RS DO NOT4 ,LET ?AT PASS = ! PRES5T4 ,! P>LIAM5T>Y SIDE ( ?+S SEEMS 9 ABEYANCE1 AT PRES5T2 IT HAS GIV5 PLACE TO ! ,TRADE ,UNION SIDE4 ,BUT1 ( C\RSE1 IT WILL COME UP AGA92 & 9 TIME1 IF !RE IS NO?+ TO CUT ACROSS ! LOGICAL SEQU5CE ( EV5TS1 IT WILL A*IEVE ! LEGAL ,EI<T ,H\RS' ,DAY -- ) NEXT TO NO RESULTS EI!R TO M5 OR MA/]S4 

,= ! RE/1 ,I NEI!R BELIEVE 9 ,/ATE ,SOCIALISM AS DESIRABLE 9 ITSELF1 OR1 9DE$1 AS A COMPLETE S*EME DO ,I ?9K IT POSSIBLE4 ,NEV]!LESS1 SOME APPROA* TO IT IS SURE TO BE TRI$1 & TO MY M9D ?IS WILL PREC$E ANY COMPLETE 5LI<T5M5T ON ! NEW ORD] ( ?+S4 ,! SUCCESS ( ,MR ,BELLAMY'S UTOPIAN BOOK1 DEADLY DULL AS IT IS1 IS A /RAW TO %[ :I* WAY ! W9D BL[S4 ,! G5]AL ATT5TION PAID TO \R CLEV] FRI5DS1 ! ,FABIAN LECTUR]S & PAMPHLETE]S1 IS NOT ALTOGE!R DUE TO !IR LIT]>Y ABILITY2 PEOPLE HAVE REALLY GOT !IR HEADS TURN$ MORE OR LESS 9 !IR DIRECTION4 

,N[ IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT AT SU* A TIME1 :5 PEOPLE >E NOT ONLY DISCONT5T$1 BUT HAVE REALLY CONCEIV$ A HOPE ( BETT]+ ! CONDITION ( LABOR1 :ILE AT ! SAME TIME ! MEANS T[>DS !IR 5D >E D\BTFUL2 OR1 RA!R1 :5 !Y TAKE ! V]Y BEG9N+ ( ! MEANS AS AN 5D 9 ITSELF1 -- ?AT ?IS TIME :5 PEOPLE >E EXCIT$ AB\T ,SOCIALISM1 & :5 MANY :O KN[ NO?+ AB\T IT ?9K !MSELVES ,SOCIALI/S1 IS ! TIME ( ALL O!RS TO PUT =W>D ! SIMPLE PR9CIPLES ( ,SOCIALISM REG>DLESS ( ! POLICY ( ! PASS+ H\R4 

,MY READ]S WILL UND]/& ?AT 9 SAY+ ?IS ,I AM SPEAK+ = ?OSE :O >E COMPLETE ,SOCIALI/S -- OR LET US CALL !M ,COMMUNI/S4 ,I SAY = US TO MAKE ,SOCIALI/S IS ! BUS9ESS AT PRES5T1 & AT PRES5T ,I DO NOT ?9K WE CAN HAVE ANY O!R USEFUL BUS9ESS4 ,?OSE :O >E NOT REALLY ,SOCIALI/S -- :O >E ,TRADES' ,UNIONI/S1 DI/URBANCE BRE$]S1 OR :AT NOT -- WILL DO :AT !Y >E IMPELL$ TO DO1 & WE CANNOT HELP IT4 ,AT ! WOR/ !RE WILL BE SOME GOOD 9 :AT !Y DO2 BUT WE NE$ NOT & CANNOT HE>TILY WORK ) !M1 :5 WE KN[ ?AT !IR ME?ODS >E BESIDE ! RI<T WAY4 

,\R BUS9ESS1 ,I REPEAT1 IS ! MAK+ ( ,SOCIALI/S1 IE41 CONV9C+ PEOPLE ?AT ,SOCIALISM IS GOOD = !M & IS POSSIBLE4 ,:5 WE HAVE 5\< PEOPLE ( ?AT WAY ( ?9K+1 !Y WILL F9D \T :AT ACTION IS NECESS>Y = PUTT+ !IR PR9CIPLES 9 PRACTICE4 ,UNTIL WE HAVE ?AT MASS ( OP9ION1 ACTION = A G5]AL *ANGE ?AT WILL B5EFIT ! :OLE PEOPLE IS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,HAVE WE ?AT BODY ( OP9ION ( ANY ?+ LIKE IT8 ,SURELY NOT4 ,IF WE LOOK \TSIDE ?AT GLAM\R1 ?AT *>M$ ATMOSPH]E ( P>TY W>F>E 9 :I* WE NECESS>ILY MOVE1 WE %ALL SEE ?IS CLE>LY3 ?AT ?\< !RE >E A GREAT MANY :O BELIEVE IT POSSIBLE TO COMPEL !IR MA/]S BY SOME MEANS OR ANO!R TO BEHAVE BETT] TO !M1 & ?\< !Y >E PREP>$ TO COMPEL !M 7BY SO-CALL$ PEACEFUL MEANS1 /RIKES & ! LIKE71 ALL BUT A V]Y SMALL M9ORITY >E NOT PREP>$ TO DO )\T MA/]S4 ,!Y DO NOT BELIEVE 9 !IR [N CAPACITY TO UND]TAKE ! MANAGEM5T ( AFFAIRS1 & TO BE RESPONSIBLE = !IR LIFE 9 ?IS WORLD4 ,:5 !Y >E SO PREP>$1 !N ,SOCIALISM WILL BE REALIZ$2 BUT NO?+ CAN PU% IT ON A DAY 9 ADVANCE ( ?AT TIME4 

,!RE=E1 ,I SAY1 MAKE ,SOCIALI/S4 ,WE ,SOCIALI/S CAN DO NO?+ ELSE ?AT IS USEFUL1 & PREA*+ & TEA*+ IS NOT \T ( DATE = ?AT PURPOSE2 BUT RA!R = ?OSE :O1 LIKE MYSELF1 DO NOT BELIEVE 9 ,/ATE ,SOCIALISM1 IT IS ! ONLY RATIONAL MEANS ( ATTA9+ TO ! ,NEW ,ORD] ( ,?+S4 

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