,PHILAN?ROPI/S 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,AS ! WORD 0PHILAN?ROPI/0 IS PRETTY (T5 US$ 9 ! COLUMNS ( ,JU/ICE1 IT MAY BE WOR? :ILE TO WRITE A %ORT *APT] ON ! NATURAL HI/ORY ( ?IS SPECIES ( MAN1 ) AS LITTLE BITT]NESS OR EV5 GRUMBL+ AS MAY BE2 ?\< IT MU/ HE ADMITT$ ?AT 0!IR WAYS & !IR MANN]S0 >E (T5 NOT A LITTLE TRY+ TO ?OSE :O >E DO+ !IR BE/ TO GET ! 0POOR0 TO UND]/& ! REAL CAUSES ( !IR POV]TY1 SO ?AT !Y MAY !MSELVES ATTACK ! DISEASE 9/EAD ( SITT+ HOPELESS :ILE O!RS FEEBLY PALLIATE ITS WOR/ SYMPTOMS4 

,WELL1 ! ,PHILAN?ROPI/S MAY1 FIR/ ( ALL1 BE BROADLY DIVID$ 9TO TWO K9DS1 ! OLD & ! NEW1 OR ! UNECONOMICAL & ! ECONOMICAL2 ! FIR/ GIVE1 ,I ?9K1 ) SOME PLEASURE 9 ! ACT ( GIV+1 ) PITY ALSO1 & P]HAPS >E ABLE TO IMAG9E ! TRANSI5T PLEASURE :I* !IR GIFTS MAY CONF] ON ! POOR WRET*ES ?AT RECEIVE !M2 !Y HAVE ( C\RSE NO O!R HOPE ?AN ?IS TRANSI5T GOOD DONE TO 9DIVIDUALS2 = ! BITT] WORDS ( ! ,JUDEO-,*RI/IAN *RONICL]1 0,! POOR YE HAVE ALWAYS ) Y\10 CONVEY TO !IR M9DS NO TAUNT AGA9/ !IR [N PRIVILEG$ COM=T1 BUT >E ACCEPT$ 9 ALL GOOD FAI? AS A /ATEM5T ( A PROVID5TIAL FACT1 AT :I* NEI!R ! POOR NOR ! RI* HAVE ANY RI<T TO REP9E4 ,!SE GOOD S\LS >E CLE>LY SURVIVALS FROM ! ALMS-GIV]S ( ! M$IEVAL ,*UR*1 & SOMETIMES HAVE A %>E ( ! IMAG9ATIVELY PI\S G5]OSITY ( ! DAYS BE=E ! RISE ( ,CAPITALISM DROVE BO? ,CA?OLICS & ,PROTE/ANTS 9TO M]E HYPOCRISY2 D\BTLESS1 IF EV] !Y HAVE HE>D ( ,SOCIALISM IT HAS ONLY BE5 %UDD] AT ITS WICK$NESS2 NEV]!LESS WE HAVE NO CALL TO CLASS !M AS 5EMIES1 & MAY PASS BY !M EASILY1 IF = NO O!R REASON1 YET AT LEA/ BECAUSE !Y >E NE>LY EXT9CT & HAVE NO PR9CIPLES TO IMPRESS ON SOCIETY1 & NO P[] TO IMPRESS !M IF !Y HAD !M4 

,! O!R K9D ( ,PHILAN?ROPI/1 ! ECONOMICAL K9D1 MAY AGA9 BE SUB-DIVID$ 9TO TWO V>IETIES1 ! FIR/ MAY BE CALL$ ! PREA*+ ,PHILAN?ROPI/S & >E ! MONEY-BAGS ( ! SPECIES1 GIV+ SUMS :I*1 ?\< NOT V]Y L>GE RELATIVELY TO ! PR(ITS :I* !Y HAVE SQUEEZ$ \T ( LABOR1 LOOK COM=TABLE 5\< TO A MAN ( MOD]ATE MEANS2 BUT IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT !Y TAKE IT \T 9 PREA*+3 UNLIKE ! ALMSGIV]S ( PA/ TIMES TO :OM SUFF]+ WAS SUFF]+ & TO BE ALLEVIAT$ H[EV] IT HAD BE5 9CURR$1 !SE M5 >E /]N MORALI/S1 & FROM AMID !IR LUXURY PREA* ! VIRTUES ( ,/OIC PHILOSOPHY TO ! >TIZAN & ! LABOR]1 ! M9UTE &379DIVIDUALLY7 HELPLESS PORTIONS ( ! GREAT PR(IT GR9D+ MA*9E ( ,LABOR2 TEMP]ANCE & ?RIFTS >E ! GODS :I* !Y SET UP TO BE WOR%IP$ BY ! WAGE-SLAVES :OSE H>D E>N+S !Y !MSELVES WA/E 9 VULG> O/5TATION & AIMLESS DEGRAD+ LUXURY4 ,FROM ! UNFA?OMABLE DEP?S ( !IR /UPIDITY !Y HAVE FI%$ UP ! IDEA ?AT ! 0L[] CLASSES0 CAN BE 0RAIS$10 ?AT IS1 MADE P]MAN5TLY S]VICEABLE AS MA*9ES TO BE DEP5D$ UPON1 BY HOLD+ \T TO !M ! HOPE ( COM=T F\ND$ ON ?RIFT & TEMP]ANCE1 BY :I* !Y MEAN IF !Y KNEW IT1 AS !Y PROBABLY DO NOT1 A LIFE DEGRAD$ BY ! MEANE/1 P9*+ NIGG>DL9ESS4 ,IT IS ALMO/ 9CR$IBLE ?AT !SE PREA*]S %\LD V5TURE TO PREA* TO WORK+-PEOPLE & EXPECT TO BE BELIEV$2 BUT IT IS ?\<T BY SOME ?AT !Y >E MO/LY NOT SO MU* CONSCI\S HYPOCRITES1 AS V]Y SPECIALLY CALL\S & /UPID RI* M5 SOAK$ ?R\< & ?R\< ) MIDDLE-CLASS PREJUDICE4 

,!RE REMA9S ! SECOND V>IETY ( ! ECONOMICAL K9D ( PHILAN?ROPI/S1 :O MI<T BE CALL$ PHILAN?ROPI/S PROP]4 ,I AM SORRY TO HAVE TO SAY ( !M ?AT !Y TO A GREAT EXT5T ACCEPT ! DOCTR9ES ( ! PREA*] PHILAN?ROPI/S2 SORRY1 BECAUSE !Y (T5 WORK H>D & DIS9T]E/$LY AT !IR WIZ5$ S*EME = ! REG5]ATION ( ,SOCIETY3 AS A RULE !Y W\LD DO ANY?+ T[>DS RAIS+ ! CONDITION ( ! WORK]S :I* W\LD NOT 9VOLVE AN 5CROA*M5T ON ! PR(ITS ( ! CAPITALI/2 !Y HAVE MADE UP !IR M9DS ?AT ! BASIS ( SOCIETY CANNOT BE ALT]$2 & ?IS1 C\PL$ ) ! FACT ?AT !IR WELL-9T5TION$ WORK BR+S !M FACE TO FACE ) ! WRET*$NESS ( \R SOCIETY1 DRIVES !M 9TO A DESPAIR+ CALL\SNESS :I* NOT SELDOM PLACES !M 9 AN ATTITUDE V]Y LIKE HO/ILITY TO ! PEOPLE :OM !Y MEAN TO HELP3 9 %ORT !IR DESP]ATE EF=TS TO IGNORE ! GREAT FACT ( ! ANTAGONISM ( CLASSES MAKES ?AT FACT ! CLE>] TO ?OSE :O HAVE EYES TO SEE4 ,!IR IDEAL ( COM=T & DEC5CY IS SO L[ ?AT !Y >E READY TO ACCEPT AS TOL]ABLE A /ATE ( ?+S ?AT W\LD BE 9TOL]ABLE EXCEPT TO A SLAVE CLASS2 !IR MAK+ ! BE/ ( IT SOMETIMES GOES SO F> 7TO MY C]TA9 KN[L$GE7 AS TO PRAISE AS RA!R PLEASANT PLACES ?OSE P>TS ( ,/EPNEY & ,BE?NAL ,GRE5 :I* >E NOT QUITE ! WOR/3 !IR SELF-SATISFACTION AT ! M9UTE PALLIATIVES ( ! MIS]Y :I* !Y WORK IS ABSOLUTELY SICK5+ TO A ,SOCIALI/1 :O KN[S :AT K9D ( A LIFE ! WORK]S MI<T OBTA9 = !MSELVES1 IF ! HOPE ( ! DE/RUCTION ( PR(IT-MONG]+ C\LD ONCE TAKE A HOLD ( !M4 

,WE MANY ( US HAVE EXP]I5C$ ! BITT] HO/ILITY ( !SE PHILAN?ROPI/S TO ,SOCIALISM1 :I* 9 PO9T ( FACT !Y REALIZE AS ! FOE DOOM$ IF SUCCESSFUL TO MAKE >E 5D ( !IR OCCUPATION2 A FOE :I* W\LD QUITE *ANGE ?AT CLASS ON :I* !Y TRY !IR B5EVOL5T EXP]IM5TS1 & :I* !Y LOOK UPON MEANTIME AS A NECESS>Y APP5DAGE ( CAPITAL1 W\LD CONV]T IT 9TO AN ALL-P[]FUL ORGANIZATION ?AT W\LD AT LA/ ABSORB ALL SOCIETY1 & BECOME NO?+ LESS ?AN ! ,/ATE4 

,& YET1 ?\< !SE WELL 9T5TION$ PEOPLE LOOK UPON US AS !IR 5EMIES1 ,I DON'T ?9K WE NE$ ACCEPT ! POSITION2 WE MU/ AT LEA/ TAKE :AT WE CAN GET FROM !M2 TAKE = 9/ANCE AS  AN 9/ALLM5T ( A DEC5T ,LONDON - ! P>KS & G>D5S :I* !IR EF=TS HAVE DONE MU* TO GET = US4 ,:AT WE W\LD PRESS UPON !M IS ?AT !Y %\LD SET A HI<] IDEAL BE=E !M ?AN TURN+ ! LIFE ( ! WORK]S 9TO ?AT ( A WELL CONDUCT$ RE=MATORY OR B5EVOL5T PRISON2 & ?AT !Y %\LD UND]/& ?AT :5 ?+S >E DONE NOT = ! WORK]S BUT BY !M1 AN IDEAL WILL PRES5T ITSELF ) GREAT DI/9CTNESS TO ! WORK]S !MSELVES1 :I* WILL NOT MEAN LIV+ ON AS LITTLE AS Y\ CAN1 SO AS NOT TO DI/URB ! C\RSE ( PR(IT-GR9D+1 BUT RA!R LIV+ A PL5TIFUL1 G5]\S1 UN-ANXI\S LIFE1 ! FIR/ QUITE NECESS>Y /EP TO HI<] IDEALS YET4 

,LET ! PHILAN?ROPI/S ?9K ( ?IS & ALL[ SOME =ESI<T TO PI]CE !IR >MOR ( CALL\SNESS1 & !N WE ?9K MANY ( !M1 ?OSE ( !M :O >E NOT M]E 'ORD]]S AB\T' & BUSY BODIES1 W\LD LOOK T[>DS ,SOCIALISM AS A FAI? :I* W\LD GIVE !M A FRE% & MORE HOPEFUL C>E]2 WE C\LD F9D PL5TY = !M TO DO4 

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