,APPEAL ,TO ,! ,JU/ 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,!RE >E D\BTLESS MANY WOR?Y PEOPLE :O %UDD] AT ! WORD ,SOCIALISM1 :O1 NEV]!LESS WI% S9C]ELY TO SEE ! CONDITION ( ! PEOPLE BETT]$1 & :O G5]ALLY CONSOLE !MSELVES :5 !Y HE> ( ANY ( ! HORRORS ( \R CAPITALI/ CIVILIZATION BY ?9K+1 0WELL1 AT ANY RATE1 ?+S >E GETT+ BETT] /EADILY40 ,ASK !M H[ !Y >E GETT+ BETT]1 & !Y WILL ANSW] Y\ )1 0! G5]AL SPREAD+ ( $UCATION10 0! GR[? ( LIB]AL IDEAS AMONG ! WORK+-CLASSES10 & SU*-LIKE VAGUE /UFF4 ,ASK !M H[ SOON !Y ?9K ?IS GRADUAL AMELIORATION IS LIKELY1 TO ABOLI% POV]TY = ALL BUT ! VICI\S & IDLE & !Y WILL ANSW] ) VAGUE COMMONPLACES AGA92 = ! TRU? IS !IR HOPE IS A LANGUID ONE4 ,AMID :ATEV] ANXIETIES A B\RGEOIS FAMILY MAY LIE UND]1 !Y >E !MSELVES COM=TABLE 9 CONDITION2 &1 9 TRU?1 HAVE NEV] QUITE REALIZ$ ?AT !RE IS ANY CLASS ?AT IS 0UNCOM=TABLE10 OR 9 PLA9 WORDS OV]WORK$1 HALF-/>V$1 & LAD5 ) DEADLY ANXIETIES4 ,YET IT MU/ BE SUPPOS$ ?AT !Y REALLY DO WI%1 AS ABOVESAID1 TO R$UCE ! MIS]Y & POV]TY :I* 9 A ME*ANICAL WAY !Y KN[ TO BE ! YOKE-FELL[ ( MOD]N PROGRESS1 & SOME ( !M MAY P]HAPS BEG9 TO ?9K :AT ! DIFF]5CES >E BETWE5 RI*ES & POV]TY1 OR1 IF Y\ WILL1 BETWE5 WELL-TO-DO LIFE1 & POV]TY4 ,& :5 !Y DO1 !Y WILL PRES5TLY REALIZE ! EXI/5CE ( A VA/ CLASS LIV+ UND] P]PETUAL OPPRESSION & 9JU/ICE1 :O >E N[ BE+ $UCAT$1 9 A WAY1 BUT AT ALL EV5TS 5\< TO 5ABLE !M TO READ ! WORDS ( ?OSE :O >E DISCONT5T$ LIKE !MSELVES2 & SURELY !Y WILL 9 TIME BE ABLE TO SEE ?AT ?IS DISCONT5T$ CLASS MAY BE A DANG] TO !IR COM=T & REF9EM5T1 & ?AT !Y HAD BE/ TURN !IR ATT5TION TO DEAL+ ) ?AT DISCONT5T BE=E IT IS TOO LATE2 & !N :5 !Y DO SO !Y WILL F9D \T ?AT !IR VAGUE REM$IES TO HAVE EFFECT AT SOME VAGUE FUTURE WILL BE UTT]LY USELESS1 ?AT IT WILL BE UTT]LY IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE ! DISCONT5T$ BELIEVE 9 !IR BE+ 9T5D$ TO REM$Y !IR LOT4 ,:I!R !N WILL !Y F9D !MSELVES OBLIG$ TO TURN TO PREV5T CIVILIZATION FROM SLIPP+ BACK FROM ! V]Y D\BTFUL PO9T IT HAS ALREADY GA9$8 ,:]E LIES ANY HOPE = RE-CON/RUCTION1 ANY HOPE = TOMORR[ EV58 ,) ! ,SOCIALI/S ONLY2 ) ! MU*-MALIGN$ ,SOCIALI/S1 :OM !Y HAVE LOAD$ ) ALL K9DS ( NICK-NAMES1 & ACCUS$ ( HAV+ NO ?\<T ( ANY?+ BUT DE/RUCTION4 

,EV5 TO-DAY1 :ILE ! TWO P>LIAM5T>Y FACTIONS >E SPLITT+ /RAWS OV] AN 9SUFFICI5T ,FRAN*ISE ,BILL BAS$ ON NO PR9CIPLE1 :ILE ! DIFF]5T SECTIONS ( ! ,LIB]AL PATTY >E PULL+ SOME ONE WAY & SOME ANO!R1 SOME N]V\SLY ANXI\S ?AT ! QUE/ION ( AN H]$IT>Y SECOND *AMB] %ALL BE %ELV$1 & O!RS HOTLY TRY+ TO PRESS IT ON = IMM$IATE SOLUTION1 7HOPELESSLY 5\< IF !Y ONLY KNEW73 :ILE ! MO/ ADVANC$ ( ! NON-,SOCIALI/ POLITICIANS HAVE A VAGUE IDEA ?AT !SE POLITICAL RE=MS WILL WORK NOT AS 9/RUM5TS TO GA9 SOCIAL ADVANCEM5T BUT BY A K9D ( MAGIC WILL BETT] ! CONDITION ( ! PEOPLE ) NO?+ FUR!R DONE2 :ILE ALL ?OSE SWORD /ROKES 9 ! AIR >E GO+ ON1 ! ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRATIC ,F$]ATION IS PREP>+ AN AGITATION = DEM&+ IMM$IATE PHYSICAL AMELIORATION = ?OSE :O NE$ IT MO/4 ,IT IS ATTACK+ ! CRUEL F>CE ( $UCAT+ />V+ *ILDR52 IT IS ATTACK+ ! V]Y HE>T ( MIS]Y & DEGRADATION 9 CALL+ ON LEGISLATION AGA9/ OV]WORK2 IT IS ATTACK+ ! POV]TY GR[+ HEAVI] ON \R H&S EV]Y DAY1 BY CALL+ = ! ,/ATE TO EMPLOY = ! B5EFIT ( ! COMMON WEAL ?OSE POOR PEOPLE :OM ! F]OCITY ( COMM]CIAL W> =BIDS TO E>N !IR [N LIVELIHOOD1 OR ADD ANY WEAL? TO ! COMMUNITY4 

,ALL !SE ?+S 9DE$ WE BELIEVE WILL LEAD T[>DS ,SOCIALISM2 T[>DS FRE%1 & EV] FRE% DEM&S ON ! P>T ( ! WORK]S TILL ALL CLASSES >E ABOLI%$3 BUT IF AS \R ,RADICAL FRI5DS ?9K AT PRES5T1 \R ,SOCIALI/ IDEAL IS IMPRACTICAL & UNFEASIBLE1 !Y MU/ ADMIT ?AT 9 =C+ ON ! ATT5TION ( \R RUL]S !SE MATT]S ( PHYSICAL AMELIORATION WE >E DO+ !IR WORK AS WELL AS \R [N3 IF :5 !SE >E ATTA9$ TO1 ! PEOPLE BECOMES CONT5T$ & ASKS NO MORE1 BUT TURNS A DEAF E> TO \R FUR!R AGITATION1 !Y1 ! ,RADICALS1 WILL HAVE BE5 PROV$ RI<T & WE WRONG1 BUT ! /EP WILL AT LEA/ HAVE BE5 GA9$4 ,BUT IF ON ! CONTR>Y1 AS WE BELIEVE1 ! ATTA9M5T ( !SE MATT]S /ILL F9DS US ,SOCIALI/ AGITATORS AT WORK & LI/5$ TO1 & ! /EP =W>D HAS PROV$ TO BE ANO!R RUNG ON ! LADD] :I* LEADS TO ! REALIZATION ( \R IDEAL ( ! COMMON WEAL F\ND$ AN ! EQUALITY ( LABOR1 SURELY IT WILL TURN \T TO HAVE BE5 A FOOLI% ?+ = ?OSE :O CALL$ !MSELVES ADVANC$ POLITICIANS TO HAVE PLAY$ ! P>T ( REACTIONI/S 9 ! FIR/ /EP T[>DS ! NEW ORD] ( ?+S4 ,ONLY ,I ?9K BE=E WE COME TO ?AT1 AS ,I HAVE SAID BE=E 9 !SE COLUMNS1 WE %ALL HAVE CONV]T$ ALL ! REAL ,RADICALS1 & ?OSE ?AT >E LEFT WILL TURN \T TO BE ONLY PECULI>LY /UPID ,TORIES1 MASQU]AD+ 9 ! CA/(F CLO!S ( ! EXT9CT ,:IGS4 

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