,9TRODUCTION TO ',A ,REVIEW ( ,EUROPEAN ,SOCIETY'1 BY ,JOHN ,SKET*LEY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,! FOLL[+ PAGES =M A BOOK GIV+ 9=MATION CONC]N+ ?AT ,SOCIAL 
,REVOLUTION :I* MAY BE SAID RA!R TO BE 9 PROGRESS ?AN TO BE AT H&2 
9=MATION TO ?OSE :O /& \TSIDE IT1 EI!R AS CURI\S SPECTATORS1 OR AS 
DECL>$ 5EMIES1 BUT 5C\RAGEM5T  TO ?OSE :O >E )9 IT1 & >E DO+ 
!IR BE/ 9 !IR G5]ATION TO HA/5 ITS PROGRESS1 OR TO LI<T ! WAY = 
ITS FOOT/EPS 9 ! E>LIE/ H\RS ( ! NEW DAV4  

,! LIT]ATURE ( ,SCI5TIFIC ,SOCIALISM 9 ! ,5GLI% TONGUE IS YET BUT SCANTY1 
& A BOOK PLANN$ AS ?IS1 & C>RI$ \T ) SO MU* C>E AS TO FIGURES -- TO 
SPEAK ( NO?+ ELSE -- WILL D\BTLESS HE HE>TILY WELCOM$ BY ALL \R COMRADES 
9 ! CAUSE2 BUT ! BOOK1 BESIDES ITS 9TR9SIC WOR?1 HAS ANO!R & 
SPECIAL CLAIM ON \R ATT5TION 9 BE+ ! WORK ( AN OLD ,*>TI/4  

,! AGITATION T[>DS ,SOCIALISM1 :I* IS N[ ONCE MORE AFOOT 9 ,5GL&1 
CANNOT BE DISSOCIAT$ FROM ! EXPRESSION ( DISCONT5T :I* FLICK]$ OV] 
,5GL& SO LONG1 & 9 ! OP9ION ( MANY1 NAY MO/1 ( ! CONT5T$ 
CLASSES1 DI$ \T AT ,K5N+TON ,COMMON 9 #a#h#d#h4 

,?IS EXPRESSION ( MO/ RI<TE\S DISCONT5T WAS 9DE$ SMO!R$ = A :ILE 
BY ! WAVE ( MAT]IAL MIDDLE-CLASS PROSP]ITY :I* ROLL$ OV] ,5GL& AFT] 
#a#h#e#d1 & FROM :I* SPRUNG SOME ( ! MO/ DI%ONORABLE DE$S :I* HAVE 
EV] DISGRAC$ \R HI/ORY2 & IF IT C\LD HAVE HE5 POSSIBLE = ?IS 
PROSP]ITY TO LA/ & SPREAD D[NW>D1 ! TALE ( ! ,*>TI/S MI<T HAVE 
HE5 =GOTT51 OR BECOME A FA9T & DI/ORT$ %AD[ ON ! PAGE ( HI/ORY2 
BUT SU* A PROSP]ITY1 F\ND$ ON CLASS DOM9ATION & ! RULE ( ! SWEAT]S 
OR CAPITALI/S CANNOT HE LONG-LIV$1 AS WE >E N[ ON ALL SIDES BEG9N+ TO 
F9D \T2 ! DISCONT5T ( ! MASS ( ! PEOPLE OPPRESS$ UND] COMMUNAL 
SLAV]Y1 :I*1 IF IT W]E TO HE EV]LA/+1 W\LD HE ! WOR/ ( 
SLAV]IES - ?IS DISCONT5T :I*1 AS ,I HAVE SAID1 SEEM$ TO MO/ TO HAVE DI$ 
) ,*>TISM 9 #a#h#d#h1 HAS RIS5 FROM ! DEAD 9 ! MORE =MIDABLE %APE ( 
,SCI5TIFIC ,SOCIALISM4  

,ONE ( ! FEW LIV+ M5 :O =M ! VISIBLE L9KS HETWE5 ! PA/ HOPE & 
! PRES5T HOPES ( ! WORK]S ( ?IS C\NTRY1 IS ,MR4 ,JOHN ,SKET*LEY1 ! 
AU?OR ( ?IS BOOK1 :O FROM HIS BOYHOOD WAS ATTRACT$ TO ! CAUSE ( ! 
PEOPLE1 :O WORK$ /EADILY & FAI?FULLY ?R\< ! YE>S DUR+ :I* 
,*>TISM WAS ALIVE & DREAD$1 & :5 TO BE A ,*>TI/ WAS NO LI<T MATT]1 
& WAS A WEI<T NOT TO BE BORN HY A C[>D OR A %UFFL]2 :O1 :5 ,*>TISM 
WAS DEAD1 YET ASSOCIAT$ HIMSELF ) ! =W>D MOVEM5T1 & WAS A 
PRON\NC$ ,REPUBLICAN2 :O F9ALLY 7& ?IS IT IS :I* MAKES HIS C>E] SO 
IMPORTANT & 9/RUCTIVE = US7 W5T =W>D ) ! PROGRESS ( EV5TS1 & 
9/EAD ( FOLD+ HIS H&S & LOOK+ BACK COMPLAC5TLY ON HIS OLD WORK AS 
ON A PLEASANT /ORY1 AS MANY HAVE DONE1 HAS GRASP$ ! PR9CIPLES ( 
,SCI5TIFIC ,SOCIALISM :I* W]E DEVELOP$ ON ! ,CONT95T4 ,S9CE ! DAYS ( 
,*>TISM HE HAS BE5 ASSOCIAT$ ) ! MOVEM5T ABROAD1 & SEES CLE>LY ?AT 
NO SOCIAL AGITATION :I* IS NOT 9T]NATIONAL HAS ANY REAL *ANCE ( SUCCESS4 

,SO ?AT ,MR ,SKET*LEY HAS MANY SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS = WRIT+ ?IS BOOK1 & 
,I REPEAT ?AT ! M]E FACT ( HIS DO+ SO ) ! C>E & COMPLET5ESS HE 
HAS EX]CIS$ \<T TO BE AN 5C\RAGEM5T TO US1 S9CE HE REPRES5TS A 
SLEEP+ CAUSE 7,I WILL NOT SAY A DEAD ONE1 IT W\LD NOT BE TRUE7 AWAK5$ 
AGA94  

,TO MANV WAV]]S ALSO1 :O >E 9CL9$ TO P9 !IR FAI? TO ! POLITICAL 
PROMISES ( TO-DAY1 HE CAN SPEAK CONV9C+LY & ) AU?ORITY1 %[+ !M1 
= 9/ANCE1 ?AT ! SUFFRAGE WILL BE BUT LITTLE -- NAY1 NO USE 9 ! H&S 
( ?OSE :O LOOK UPON A VOTE AS AN 5D & NOT AS A MEANS1 ?AT ! SLAVES ( 
CAPITAL MU/ NE$S ELECT MA/]S & NOT DELEGATES2 & ?NT IT IS BUT 
LITTLE USE \R HAV+ GOT RID ( FEUDALISM IF ! GRE$ ( COMM]CIALISM IS TO 
RULE OV] US3 & ALSO ?AT ! TIME IS COM+1 & SPE$ILY TOO1 :5 ?OSE 
:O HAVE WON A K9D ( POSITION AS AN >I/OCRACY ( LABOR BY MEANS ( ! 
TRADES UNIONS1 WILL F9D ?AT POSITION SLIPP+ AWAY FROM !M1 & WILL BE 
DRIV5 TO FEEL !IR SOLID>ITY ) ?OSE HI!RTO MORE UN=TUNATE WORK]S 
:O HAVE BE5 OPPRESS$ BY ! PRES5T SY/EM ( CAPITAL & LABOR )\T 
LIC5SE OR LIMIT4  

,BO? TO \R COMRADES1 !RE=E1 & \R 5EMIES ,I COMM5D 
?IS BOOK1 ) SOME SORT ( A HOPE ?AT ! LATT] MAY FEEL !IR FALSE 
POSITION :ILE IT IS YET TIME = !M TO BECOME \R COMRADES ALSO1 & ) A 
C]TA9 & ASSUR$ HOPE ?AT NO RESI/ANCE ON !IR P>T WILL 9 ! LONG RUN 
AVAIL !M1 OR PREV5T !M FROM LOS+ !IR POSITION ( MA/]S ( SLAVES4 

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