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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

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,S\RCE3 0,FAC+ ! ,WOR/ ( ,IT0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #c1 ,NO4  #e#h1 #ai ,FEBRU>Y #a#h#h#g1 P4 #f-#f#a2 
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,?\< WE ,SOCIALI/S HAVE FULL FAI? 9 ! C]TA9TY ( ! GREAT *ANGE COM+ AB\T1 IT W\LD BE IDLE = ANY ONE ( US TO ATTEMPT TO PROPHESY AS TO ! DATE ( ! REALIZATION ( \R HOPES2 & IT IS WELL = US NOT TO BE TOO SANGU9E1 S9CE OV]WE5+ HOPE IS APT TO GIVE BIR? TO DESPAIR IF IT MEETS ) *ECK OR DISAPPO9TM5T4 ,AL?\< ! OPPRESSION & ROBB]Y ( ! PA/ & ! PRES5T IS PREP>+ A C]TA9 REV5GE 9 ! FUTURE1 YET HI/ORY HAS %[N US OV] & OV] AGA9 ?AT RETRIBUTION IS HALT-FOOT2 OR P]HAPS1 TO PUT IT ) AS LITTLE METAPHOR AS LANGUAGE WILL ALL[ (1 GREAT REVOLUTIONS HAVE TO WAIT TILL ! =CE :I* IS TO DE/ROY ! OLD ORD] & CREATE ! NEW IS SO OV]:ELM+ ?AT !RE IS NO *ANCE ( ANY REAL OR S]I\S REACTION M>R+ ! EFFECTS ( ! HOPES & NECESSITIES :I* MAKE GREAT REVOLUTIONS4 

,!RE >E TWO /REAMS ( ! =CE :I* IS CREAT+ ! NEW ORD] ( ?+S1 & :I*1 ALREADY VISIBLE TO ?\<TFUL P]SONS1 WILL ONE DAY RISE 9TO A GREAT FLOOD-TIDE ( *ANGE VISIBLE TO EV]Y ONE1 & MAKE A NEW WORLD4 ,ON ! ONE H& ! SY/EM UND] :I* WE N[ LIVE & :I* IS1 WE >E FIRMLY CONV9C$1 ! LA/ DEVELOPM5T ( ! OPPRESSION ( PRIVILEGE1 IS ( ITS [N WEI<T PU%+ ONW>DS T[>DS ITS DE/RUCTION4 ,! 5]GY & CEASELESS ACTIVITY :I* MADE ITS SUCCESS SO SWIFT & />TL+ >E N[ HURRY+ IT T[>DS ITS 5D2 !RE IS NO TURN+ BACK POSSIBLE1 NO PAUS+ = ! TIDE ( ?AT COMM]CE :I* BE>S ALL LIFE ) IT 9 ! PRES5T2 IT IS NOT ONLY ?AT ITS GOAL IS RU91 BUT ! GOAL IS N[ )9 SI<T4 ,YET ?\< ! 5]GY :I* IS N[ SWEEP+ ONW>D TO ! SEA ( DE/RUCTION CANNOT FALT]1 YET IT MAY ITSELF CREATE *ECKS -- $DIES1 TO KEEP UP ! METAPHOR -- 9 :I* WE N[ LIV+ MAY :IRL R\ND & R\ND A LONG TIME4 ,SO1 ?AT WE MAY NOT BE DISAPPO9T$ & BE TAK5 UNAW>ES1 IT IS WELL TO CONSID] :AT !SE MAY BE4 

,AT ! SAME TIME1 AL?\< COMM]CIAL RU9 MU/ BE ! MA9 /REAM ( ! =CE = ! BR++ AB\T REVOLUTION1 WE MU/ NOT =GET ! O!R /REAM1 :I* IS ! CONSCI\S HOPE ( ! OPPRESS$ CLASSES1 =C$ 9TO UNION & ANTAGONISM BY ! V]Y SUCCESS ( ! COMM]CIAL SY/EM :I* !IR HOPE N[ ?REAT5S ) DE/RUCTION4 ,! COMM]CIAL OR CAPITALI/IC SY/EM IS BE+ EAT5 \T BY ITS [N 5]GY2 BUT ?AT 5]GY MAY ON ! ONE H& CREATE P>TIALLY NEW CONDITIONS = IT1 YET1 ON ! O!R H&1 9 DO+ SO IT WILL /IMULATE ! 5]GY :I* IS CONSCI\SLY ATTACK+ IT2 & !SE ATTACKS WILL BE MORE P[]FUL ?AN ITS /RUGGLES TO RESI/ ITS COM+ FATE1 ! $DIES 9 ! /REAM ABOVE SAID4 

,AS = !SE1 LET US LOOK A LITTLE CLOS] TO SEE :AT =M !Y >E LIKELY TO TAKE4 

,FIR/1 ! D[NW>D T5D5CY ( COMM]CE MAY & PROBABLY WILL BE *ECK$ BY RECOV]IES SOME?+ ( ! NATURE ( ! REB\NDS FROM DEPRESSION :I* W]E ! RULE = ! LA/ =TY YE>S BE=E ! DEPRESSION ( ! SIX OR SEV5 YE>S JU/ PASS$ SET 91 BUT F> LESS COMPLETE & MU* %ORT] LIV$4 ,WE >E ?REAT5$ ) SU* A RECOV]Y AT PRES5T1 & !RE MAY BE SOME F\NDATION = ! ?REAT1 ( C\RSE IF IT IS REALIZ$ WE %ALL HAVE PL5TY ( DISC\RSES ADDRESS$ TO US ( ! ',I TOLD Y\ SO' K9D1 & ! ADVOCATES ( ! CAPITALI/S :O HAVE ANY P[] ( P5 OR TONGUE WILL BE JUBILANT & NOISY4 ,WE ,SOCIALI/S1 H[EV]1 NE$ NOT TR\BLE \RSELVES MU* AB\T !IR JOY1 BECAUSE SU* A P]IOD IS SURE TO BE FRUITFUL ( DISPUTES BETWE5 ! TRADES' UNIONI/S & ! CAPITALI/S2 & IT WILL BE \R BUS9ESS TO /IMULATE & SUPPORT ! CLAIM TO A HI<] /&>D ( LIVELIHOOD :I* ! BRISK] BUS9ESS & CONSEQU5T BIGG] PR(ITS ( ! MANUFACTUR]S WILL 5ABLE ! WORKM5 TO MAKE ) SUCCESS4 ,! P]IOD ( RECOV]Y WILL C]TA9LY BE FOLL[$ BY ANO!R DEPRESSION1 & ! DISCONT5T ( ! WORKM5 WILL BE MU* 9CREAS$ BY !IR LOS+1 OR !IR DREAD+ TO LOSE1 ! ADVANTAGES GA9$ 9 ! BETT] TIMES2 SO ?AT AFT] ALL EV5 ?IS APP>5T *ECK TO ! PROGRESS ( ! DIS9TEGRATION ( ! PRES5T SY/EM WILL BUT LEAD US SO MU* NE>] TO REVOLUTION BY MAK+ CLE>] TO ! WORK]S ! ANTAGONISM :I* EXI/S BETWE5 !M & ! ?IEF-CLASS -- ! EMPLOY]S4 

,SU* RECOV]Y AS ABOVE M5TION$ W\LD COME 9 ! ORD9>Y CONDITION ( ?+S1 & W\LD MEAN SIMPLY AN EMPTY+ MORE OR LESS ( ! %ELVES ( ! SALESMAN4 ,BUT RECOV]Y MAY COME FROM ANO!R & MORE DRAMATIC CAUSE -- TO WIT1 ! GREAT ,EUROPEAN W> ) :I* WE >E N[ ?REAT5$4 ,SU* A W> W\LD GIVE A GREAT /IMULUS TO TRADE :ILE IT LA/$2 JU/ AS IF HALF ,LONDON W]E BURN$ D[N1 ! CALAMITY W\LD BE ( GREAT S]VICE TO ?OSE :O W]E NOT BURN$ \T1 -- ALL ?IS1 ( C\RSE1 APPLY+ ONLY TO ! IDIOTIC SY/EM ( REW>D+ LABOR UND] :I* WE N[ SUFF]1 & HAV+ NO?+ TO DO ) A SY/EM 9 :I* WORK MEANS PRODUCTION OR S]VICE ( SOME SORT TO ! COMMUNITY4 

,BUT 'GOOD' AS ! W> MI<T BE = TRADE1 IT C\LD NOT LA/ = EV]2 & QUITE AP>T FROM ! MORE SPECIALLY POLITICAL RESULTS :I* MI<T COME ( IT1 ! TIME W\LD COME :5 SOME ONE W\LD HAVE TO SAY1 AS ,[5 SAID AFT] ! 5D ( ! GREAT W> ( ! BEG9N+ ( ! C5TURY1 '! W>1 \R BE/ CU/OM]1 IS DEAD'4 

,!N W\LD COME ! 9EVITABLE REACTION1 & :AT BETWE5 FALL+ PRICES1 & CR[DS ?R[N \T ( EMPLOYM5T1 & ! C]TA9 DISAPPO9TM5T & DISGU/ :I* W\LD ATT5D ! EXHAU/ION ( ! F9I% ( ! /RUGGLE1 \R PRES5T ?IEF-SOCIETY W\LD RECEIVE A RUDE %AKE1 :I* ONE MI<T HOPE IT W\LD SC>CELY RECOV]4 ,BUT :E!R ?AT W]E SO OR NOT1 AT LEA/ ! 9FLATION ( ! W>-TIME W\LD BE F> MORE ?AN C\NT]BALANC$ BY ! DEPRESSION ( ! FOLL[+ PEACE4 ,ONLY ! MO/ %ORTSI<T$ ( ! CAPITALI/S CAN PRAY = W> 9 ! TIMES WE >E N[ 91 ONE W\LD ?9K1 BECAUSE BEH9D ! BRILLIANT 'RESPECTABLE' W> /&S ITS %AD[1 REVOLUTION4 

,& YET ?\< !Y MAY DREAD W>1 /ILL ?AT RE/LESS 5EMY ( ! COMM]CIAL SY/EM1 ! DEMON :I* !Y HAVE MADE1 & IS NO LONG] !IR S]VANT BUT !IR MA/]1 =CES !M 9TO IT 9 SPITE ( !M2 BECAUSE UNLESS COMM]CE CAN F9D NEW CAPACITIES = EXPANSION IT IS ALL OV]1 OR WILL BE 9 A V]Y FEW YE>S2 ! P>TIAL & BRIEF RECOV]Y ( TRADE BE=E M5TION$ IS TOO 9SIGNIFICANT TO BE WOR? MU* NOTICE2 ! ONE ?+ = :I* \R ?RICE ACCURS$ CIVILIZATION CRAVES1 AS ! /IFL+ MAN = FRE% AIR1 IS NEW M>KETS2 FRE% C\NTRIES MU/ BE CONQU]$ BY IT :I* >E NOT MANUFACTUR+ & >E PRODUC]S ( RAW MAT]IAL1 SO ?AT 'CIVILIZ$' MANUFACTURES CAN BE =C$ ON !M4 ,ALL W>S N[ WAG$1 UND] :ATEV] PRET5SES1 >E REALLY W>S = ! GREAT PRIZES 9 ! WORLD-M>KET4 ,& C]TA9LY IF ! C\NTRIES1 ! *ANCES = :OSE MONOPOLIZATION 7DI/ANT *ANCES TOO7 >E N[ LEAD+ ,EUROPE 9TO A W> ! 5D ( :I* NO ONE CAN =ESEE1 CAN BE OP5$ UP TO COMM]CE1 & :5 OP5$ UP SATISFY ! EXPECTATIONS ( ! NATIONAL PIRATES :O >E 'ON ! ACC\NT' 9 ?IS MATT]1 ! DISSOLUTION ( \R PRES5T SY/EM MAY BE SOME:AT *ECK$4 ,YET1 ON ! O!R H&1 ?IS V]Y SUCCESS W\LD /IMULATE ! CUT?ROAT COMPETITION ( ! COMM]CE-GAMBL]S2 & ONCE MORE1 S9CE ( !IR PLUND] !Y W\LD ONLY YIELD TO ! WORK]S AS MU* AS ! LATT] COMPELL$ !M TO YIELD1 :ATEV] 'PROSP]ITY' MI<T FOLL[ SU* 5T]PRISES1 W\LD1 N[ ?AT ! IDEA ( ,SOCIALISM HAS TAK5 ROOT AMONG ! WORKM5 ( ,EUROPE1 BE ACCOMPANI$ BY FRE% DEM&S ON !IR P>T2 & !SE DEM&S AGA9 W\LD NECESS>ILY ACT AS A SPUR TO ! COMPETITION ( ! GAMBL]S1 & MAKE ! PACE FA/] & MORE FURI\S2 SO ?AT P]HAPS EV5 ! GLORI\S HOPE ( FLOOD+ ,C5TRAL ,AFRICA & ,*9A ) TRADE 'GOODS' :I* NOBODY WANTS1 WILL TURN \T :5 ATTA9$ BUT ,DEAD ,SEA APPLES TO ! CAPITALI/4 

,!SE ?REE *ANCES ( *ECK+ ! ONW>D C\RSE ( CAPITALI/IC COMM]CE TO ITS ANNIHILATION1 >E ! ONLY VISIBLE ONES ,I ?9K3 -- #a/1 ,! LESS5+ ( /OCKS & CONSEQU5T SLI<T TEMPOR>Y RECOV]Y2 #bND1 ,A GREAT ,EUROPEAN W>1 P]HAPS L5G!N$ \T 9TO A REGUL> EPO* ( W>2 & #cRD1 ,! REALIZATION ( ! HOPES ( IMPORTANT NEW M>KETS1 :I* HOPES >E ! REAL CAUSES ( HO/ILITY BETWE5 NATIONS4 ,H[ F> !Y MI<T ACT AS *ECKS ON ,SOCIALISM IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO =ETELL2 BUT ?AT !Y WILL NOT BE UNMIX$ ADVANTAGES TO ,CAPITALISM IS1 ,I ?9K1 C]TA9 NOR IS !RE ANY?+ AB\T ! POSSIBILITY ( !IR HAPP5+ :I* NE$ DISC\RAGE US4 ,PROBABLY NONE ( !M W\LD HAVE MU* 9FLU5CE 9 *ECK+ ! GR[+ T5D5CY T[>DS ! UNION ( ! WORK]S 9 ,5GL&4 ,C]TA9LY !Y W\LD HAVE NO P[] TO BREAK ?AT SPIRIT ( UNION :I* ALREADY EXI/S AMONG ! GREAT NATIONS ( ! ,CONT95T4 

,BESIDES !SE OBVI\S RES\RCES ( ! SY/EM WE >E ATTACK+1 !RE >E LESS OBVI\S POSSIBILITIES AB\T :I* ONE MAY SPECULATE1 P]HAPS ) SOME PR(IT2 !SE MORE SPECULATIVE POSSIBILITIES PO9T TO ATTEMPTS ( ,CAPITALISM AT AVOID+ ITS DOOM1 :I* W\LD LEAD TO MORE RU9 & SUFF]+ ?AN >E LIKELY TO BE 9VOLV$ 9 EV5 ?OSE ABOVE-M5TION$4 ,I HAVE NOT SPACE TO CALL \R READ]'S ATT5TION TO !M AT PRES5T1 SO ,I WILL 5D BY SAY+ ?AT \R P>T AS ACKN[L$G$ & ORGANIZ$ ,SOCIALI/S IS1 :ILE WE WAT* KE5LY ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! CAUSES :I* W\LD LEAD TO ! DE/RUCTION ( ! PRES5T SY/EM1 EV5 IF !RE W]E NO ACKN[L$G$ ,SOCIALI/S AT ALL1 TO DO ALL WE CAN TO AID ! CONSCI\S ATTACKS ON ! SY/EM BY ALL ?OSE :O FEEL !MSELVES WRONG$ BY IT4 ,IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT WE MAY LIVE TO SEE TIMES 9 :I* IT WILL BE EASI] ?AN N[ = ! LABOR] TO LIVE AS A LABOR] & NOT AS A MAN1 & !RE IS A K9D ( UTILIT>IAN %AM ,SOCIALISM :I* W\LD BE SATISFI$ BY SU* AN \TCOME ( TIMES ( PROSP]ITY4 ,IT IS V]Y MU* \R BUS9ESS TO MEET ?IS HUMBUG BY URG+ ! WORK]S TO SU/A9 /EADILY !IR DUE CLAIM TO ?AT FULLNESS & COMPLET5ESS ( LIFE :I* NO CLASS SY/EM CAN GIVE !M4 ,! CLAIMS ( NON-,SOCIALI/ WORKM5 GO LITTLE BEYOND ! DEM& = A BIGG] RATION1 W>M] COAT1 & BETT] LODG+ = ! SLAVE2 & EV5 ,SOCIALI/ WORKM51 ,I ?9K1 >E APT TO PUT !IR CLAIMS TOO L[1 AT LEA/ 9 ?IS C\NTRY2 =1 9DE$1 ONE MU/ SAY ) A S5SE ( %AME 9 ONES [N BETT] LUCK NOT POSSIBLE TO EXPRESS1 ?AT ! CONDITIONS UND] :I* !Y LIVE & WORK MAKE IT DIFFICULT = !M EV5 TO CONCEIVE ! SORT ( LIFE ?AT A MAN %\LD LIVE4 

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