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,) ,BEL=T ,BAX 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,$ITORIAL0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #b1 ,NO4 #a#f1 #a ,MAY #a#h#h#f1 P4#c#c2 
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,9 LAY+ BE=E ! ,SOCIALI/ PUBLIC ! FIR/ NUMB] ( \R NEW DEP>TURE1 WE FEEL ?AT A FEW SPECIAL WORDS >E LIKELY TO BE LOOK$ = FROM ! $ITORS4 

,N[1 AS WE UND]/& ! POLICY ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE IT AIMS AT $UCATION & ORGANIZATION T[>DS ACTION :5 ! FITT+ MOM5T >RIVES4 

,:5 ?AT ACTION IS SET ON FOOT IT WILL HAVE NO?+ LESS = ITS AIM ?AN ! TAK+ OV] BY ! WORK]S ( ALL ! MEANS ( PRODUC+ WEAL?1 TO BE US$ = ! B5EFIT ( ! COMMUNITY1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 = ! B5EFIT ( EA* & ALL ( ?OSE :O COMPOSE IT2 9 O!R WORDS1 ! REALIZATION ( A NEW SOCIETY ) EQUALITY ( CONDITION = ITS BASIS4 ,BE=E WE CAN ATTA9 TO ?IS IT IS NECESS>Y ?AT ! MASS ( ! WORK]S %\LD UND]/& ?IS MU* AT LEA/1 ?AT NO?+ %ORT ( ?IS WILL DELIV] !M FROM ! ILLS !Y N[ GROAN UND]1 ?AT ANY?+ %ORT ( ?IS ?\< IT MAY *ANGE ! NUMB] ( !IR MA/]S OR !IR POSITION TO EA* O!R1 ?\< IT MAY TAKE FROM ONE GR\P ( !M TO GIVE TO ANO!R1 WILL LEAVE !M UND] MA/]S /ILL1 WILL /ILL LEAVE !M SLAVES TO >BITR>Y AU?ORITY4 

,BUT IT WILL BE SAID TO US3 ',DO Y\ BELIEVE 9 A SUDD5 LEAP 9TO ?IS NEW SOCIETY1 AS ! RESULT ( A CONSECUTIVE & LOGICAL *ANGE1 ) NO EXP]IM5TS1 NO ATTEMPT AT TEMPOR>Y AMELIORATION ( ! LIVES ( ! WORK]S8' 

,NO2 WE BELIEVE 9 NO SU* AN IMPOSSIBILITY3 A TIME ( TRANSITION !RE MU/ BE1 & MANY WILL ACCEPT ! 9COMPLETE/ TRANSITION AS ! REALIZATION ( !IR HOPES3 EXP]IM5TS !RE WILL BE1 & MANY WILL REFUSE TO ACKN[L$GE !IR FAILURE EV5 9 ! TEE? ( OBVI\S FACTS4 ,ATTEMPTS AT BETT]+ ! CONDITION ( ! WORK]S WILL BE MADE1 :I* WILL RESULT 9 RAIS+ ONE GR\P ( !M AT ! EXP5SE ( ANO!R1 WILL CREATE A NEW MIDDLE-CLASS & A NEW PROLET>IAT2 BUT MANY WILL ?9K ! *ANGE ! BEG9N+ ( ! MILL5NIUM4 ,ALL !SE ?+S WILL & MU/ BE2 ! QUE/ION = US IS1 :AT %>E %ALL WE TAKE 9 !M8 

,:ATEV] \R %>E 9 !M MAY BE1 WE BELIEVE ?AT !SE ATTEMPTS ?IS TRANSITIONAL CONDITION1 WILL BE *IEFLY BR\<T AB\T BY ! MIDDLE-CLASS1 ! [N]S ( CAPITAL !MSELVES1 P>TLY 9 IGNORANT GOOD-WILL T[>DS ! PROLET>IAT 7AS LONG AS !Y DO NOT UND]/& ITS CLAIMS71 P>TLY ) ! DESIGN BO? CONSCI\S & UNCONSCI\S1 ( MAK+ \R CIVILIZATION HOLD \T A LITTLE LONG] AGA9/ ! 9COM+ FLOOD ( CORRUPTION ON ! ONE H& & REVOLUTION ON ! O!R4 

,WE BELIEVE ?AT ! ADVANC$ P>T ( ! CAPITALI/ CLASS1 ESPECIALLY 9 ?IS C\NTRY1 IS DRIFT+1 NOT )\T A FEEL+ ( FE> & DISCOM=T1 T[>DS ,/ATE-,SOCIALISM ( ! CRUDE/ K9D2 & A C]TA9 S*OOL ( ,SOCIALI/S >E FOND ( PO9T+ \T ?IS T5D5CY ) EXULTATION1 AS PRESAG+ ! E>LY TRIUMPH ( ! ,CAUSE ( ! ,PEOPLE1 & >E LOOK+ =W>D TO ! TIME :5 WE %ALL BE ',ALL ,SOCIALI/S' 9 ! S5SE ?AT ,KROPOTK9 USES ! PHRASE 9 ! *APT] UND] ?AT TITLE 9 HIS ',WORDS ( A ,REBEL'4 ,WELL1 WE ALSO EXULT 9 ?IS *ANGE ( FRONT ( ! MIDDLE-CLASSES1 NOT BECAUSE WE WI% TO BECOME ,ALL ,SOCIALI/S ON !SE T]MS1 BUT BECAUSE IT IS GOOD ?AT ! ATTEMPTS & FAILURES %\LD BE MADE1 ! NEW (FICIALISM ( ! TRANSITION P]IOD FOI/$ ON ! WORLD BY ! DOM9ANT CLASS1 :I* HAS NO O!R FUNCTION BUT SELF-PRES]VATION4 ,WE REJOICE TO SEE ,B\RGEOISDOM DIGG+ ITS [N GRAVE AMID ! BLUND]S & BL9D /UMBL+ ?AT ,SOCIALI/S MI<T O!RWISE BE DRIV5 9TO4 

,BUT ?\< WE REJOICE 9 ?IS & ?\< WE ADMIT ?AT IT IS GOOD ?AT P>TIAL *ANGES %\LD TAKE PLACE1 S9CE !Y CANNOT BE F9AL OR ! CONDITION ( ?+S !Y BR+ AB\T BE LONG 5DUR+1 :AT HAVE WE TO DO ) HELP+ !M ON1 SAVE BY /EADILY 5UNCIAT+ \R PR9CIPLES8 

,CAN WE PRET5D TO PU% =W>D SOME MEASURE :I* WE KN[ IS IMPRACTICABLE OR USELESS1 L\DLY CRY+ \T ON PRACTICALITY MEAN:ILE8 ,CAN WE :O PREA* ! D[NFALL ( HYPOCRISY MAKE FRI5DS ) ! COMPROMISE :I* WE DESPISE8 ,CAN WE :O PREA* FRE$OM1 FETT] \R S\LS FROM ! \TSET BY C[>DLY ACQUIESC5CE ) A MAJORITY :I* WE KN[ IS WRONG8 ,A ?\S& TIMES NO6 

,AGA9 WE >E BUT A FEW1 AS ALL ?OSE :O /& BY PR9CIPLES MU/ BE UNTIL 9EVITABLE NECESSITY =CES ! WORLD TO PRACTICE ?OSE PR9CIPLES4 ,WE >E FEW1 & HAVE \R [N WORK TO DO1 :I* NO ONE BUT \RSELVES CAN DO1 & EV]Y ATOM ( 9TELLIG5CE & 5]GY ?AT !RE IS AMONG US WILL BE NE$$ = ?AT WORK2 IF WE USE ?AT 5]GY & 9TELLIG5CE = DO+ WORK :I* CAN BE DONE JU/ AS WELL BY M5 :O >E 5CUMB]$ ) NO PR9CIPLES1 WE WA/E IT2 & WE HAD !N BETT] CONFESS \RSELVES BEAT51 & H& OV] \R WORK TO O!RS :O UND]/& BETT] :AT A P>TY ( PR9CIPLE MEANS4 ,:ATEV] ( GOOD MAY GO ) ! /UMBL+1 COMPROMIS+ K9D ( ,SOCIALISM1 LET IT BE DONE AT LEA/ BY ?OSE :O MU/ DO IT2 DO NOT LET US DO !IR WORK AS WELL AS \R [N4 ,WE MU/ WAIT & !Y MU/ ACT2 LET US AT LEA/ NOT CONFUSE \R IDEAS ( :AT WE >E WAIT+ = BY PUTT+ A FALSE ISSUE BE=E \RSELVES4 

,BUT !RE IS ANO!R ?+ BESIDES ,B\RGEOIS /UMBL+ 9TO ,/ATE ,SOCIALISM1 :I* %[S :I* WAY ! TIDE IS SETT+1 & ?AT IS ! 9/9CTIVE REVOLUTION>Y ATTEMPTS :I* DRIVE !M 9TO !SE C\RSES4 ,:AT IS TO BE SAID AB\T !SE8 ,!Y >E LEAD]LESS (T51 & HALF BL9D4 ,BUT >E !Y FRUITFUL ( NO?+ BUT SUFF]+ TO ! WORK]S8 ,WE ?9K NOT2 = BESIDES ! IMM$IATE GA9 :I* !Y =CE FROM ! DOM9ANT CLASS AS ABOVE SAID1 !Y >E A /]N $UCATION = ! WORK]S !MSELVES4 ,& H[EV] BITT] ?AT $UCATION MAY BE1 IT SURELY IS NOT SO MU* WORSE ?AN ! P]IODS ( QUIETUDE !Y HAVE HAD TO 5DURE2 ! WOR/ ?+ ?AT WE HAVE TO DREAD ?\< EV]Y DAY N[ IT IS LESS TO BE DREAD$ IS ?AT ! OPPRESS$ PEOPLE WILL LE>N A DULL CONT5TM5T ) !IR LOT1 & GIVE !IR MA/]S NO MORE TR\BLE ?AN MAY COME ( !IR DY+ 9CONV5I5TLY1 & BE+ T]RIBLE OBJECTS TO LOOK AT OR TO SPEAK TO :ILE !Y LIVE3 ! RUDE/ & MO/ UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS AT REVOLUTION >E BETT] ?AN ?AT1 ?\< ?AT IS :AT IS *IEFLY AIM$ AT BY MIDDLE-CLASS SOCIAL RE=M]S4 

,) ALL G5U9E REVOLUTION>Y ATTEMPTS1 !RE=E1 WE MU/ SYMPA?IZE1 & MU/ AT ! LEA/ EXPRESS ?AT SYMPA?Y1 :ATEV] RISK ITS EXPRESSION MAY SUBJECT US TO2 & IT IS LITTLE 9DE$ IF WE CAN DO NO MORE ?AN ?AT4 

,! ,COMMONWEAL1 !N1 WILL /EADILY CONT9UE TO PUT =W>D ! PR9CIPLES ( ,9T]NATIONAL ,REVOLUTION>Y ,SOCIALISM2 WILL DEPRECATE ALL M$DL+ ) P>LIAM5T>Y ME?ODS ( 'RE=M'4 ,CON/ITUTIONALISM MEANS ! CONT9UANCE ( ! PRES5T SY/EM2 H[ CAN ,SOCIALI/S1 !RE=E1 :O AIM AT ABOLI%+ ! SY/EM1 SUPPORT ITS SUPPORT8 ,WILL ALL REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS ! ,COMMONWEAL WILL SYMPA?IZE AS IT ALWAYS HAS DONE1 & WILL NOT ACCUSE ! PEOPLE ( RA%NESS = DO+ :AT !Y HAVE BE5 =C$ TO DO1 OR ( BL9DNESS = MAK+ ! ONLY PROTE/ AGA9/ !IR WRONGS ?AT !Y >E ABLE TO MAKE4 

,9 FEW WORDS1 \R FUNCTION IS TO $UCATE ! PEOPLE BY CRITICIZ+ ALL ATTEMPTS AT SO-CALL$ RE=MS1 :OSE AIM IS NOT ! REALIZATION ( EQUALITY ( CONDITION1 BUT ! H9D]+ ( IT2 & BY 5C\RAG+ ! UNION ( ! WORK+ CLASSES T[>DS ,REVOLUTION & ! ABOLITION ( >TIFICIAL RE/RA9TS ON LIFE4 ,! TRUE AIM ( ! PEOPLE ( ?IS EPO* IS TO LE>N H[ TO LIVE1 & TO ASS]T !IR RI<T TO DO SO 9 ! TEE? ( ALL OPPOSITION4 

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