,SOCIALISM ,UP-TO-DATE .<PORTIONS.> 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

      444 ! BLESS+S ( IRRESPONSIBLE POV]TY :I* HAVE BE5 SUNG & SAID 9 V]SE 
      & PROSE = MANY A YE> BY RI* M5 & !IR DEP5D5TS1 :O1 IF ! SAID 
      BLESS+S HAD BE5 %[]$ ON !IR [N HEADS1 W\LD HAVE ?\<T !M LITTLE 
      BETT] ?AN A VIOL5T DEA?4 
     
     

      444 AS Y\ WELL KN[1 :ILE ,I SPEAK1 0! AMELIORATION ( ! LOT ( ! WORK+ 
      CLASSES0 IS OR SEEMS TO BE1 IF WE >E TO TRU/ WORDS1 ! MA9 OBJECT ( \R 
      /ATESM51 CL]GY & EMPLOY]S ( LABOR4 ,IF IT W]E ONLY ! MA9 OBJECT ( ! 
      WORK+-CLASSES !MSELVES !RE W\LD BE NO?+ LACK+ TO ! EQUIPM5T 
      ( MOD]N ,SOCIETY = BUILD+ ITS [N FUN]AL PYRE :I* %ALL TRANS=M IT 9TO A 
      SOCIETY ( USEFUL & HAPPY P]SONS UNOPPRESS$ BY ANY WRONGS1 & )\T 
      OPPORTUNITIES = WRONG+ O!RS444 
     
     

      ,>E ANY REM$IES = !SE EVILS PROPOS$8 ,>E !RE ANY COMMONLY RECEIV$ 
      SUGGE/IONS = PUTT+ ! USEFUL P>T ( SOCIETY 9 ! WAY ( GA9+ ! DUE 
      H]ITAGE ( USEFUL M51 ( :I* !Y >E AT PRES5T DEPRIV$8 ,!RE ANY MANY SU* 
      SUGGE/IONS AFLOAT1 PUT =W>D ) MORE OR LESS S9C]ITY2 ( :I* ! FOLL[+ 
      MAY S]VE AS TYPES2 WORK+-M5 %\LD HAVE FEW] *ILDR52 !Y %\LD SP5D LESS 
      MONEY ON SU* PLEASURES 7POOR 5\<1 ,I ADMIT7 AS MAY BE )9 !IR REA*2 !Y 
      %\LD JO9 A C]TA9 CLASS ( JO9T-/OCK COMM]CIAL UND]TAK+S TE*NICALLY 
      KN[N AS COOP]ATIVE SOCIETIES2 !Y %\LD EMIGRATE TO O!R C\NTRIES1 :]E 
      7UNTIL !Y L>GELY TAKE ?IS ADVICE7 !RE IS MORE ROOM = !M2 !Y %\LD BE 
      MORE 9DU/RI\S2 !Y %\LD SP5D MORE TIME 9 $UCAT+ !MSELVES2 !Y %\LD 
      FURNI% !IR H\SES ) TA/E & REF9EM5T - & SO ON & SO =?4 ,N[ ( 
      !SE ?+S SOME >E GOOD IF !Y C\LD BE DONE2 SOME MO/ WORKM5 DO ALREADY & 
      P]=CE2 & SOME !Y BY NO MEANS \<T TO DO444 
     
     

      ,BUT GOOD1 BAD OR 9DIFF]5T1 !SE K9D ( PROPOS$ REM$IES HAVE ONE QUALITY 9 
      COMMON3 !Y ALL MEAN ! EXP5DITURE ( 5]GY1 NONE CAN BE DONE )\T EXP5SE1 
      & ! EXP5SE ( !M IS TO FALL UPON ! WORK+-M5 !MSELVES2 FROM !IR 
      POV]TY IS ?IS NEW WEAL? TO BE DRAWN2 FROM !IR TOILSOME DAYS IS ! NEW LEISURE 
      TO BE WON2 FROM !IR SORDID LIVES IS TO SPR+ UP ! REF9EM5T ( A NEW WORLD1 
      FROM !IR DEGRADATION IS TO COME H]OISM UNSURPASS$ BE=E4 ,VA9 DREAMS6 ,! 
      CRIMES ( CIVILIZATION CANNOT BE ATON$ = ON SU* EASY T]MS4 ,OR TO PUT IT 9 
      ANO!R WAY ALL ! REM$IES ( ?IS K9D ASSUME ?AT ! USEFUL CLASSES :O >E 
      OPPRESS$ BY \R SY/EM ( SOCIETY %ALL /ILL GO ON S]V+ ! USELESS CLASSES 
      :O OPPRESS !M4 ,!Y %ALL BE ?RIFTY1 SELF-RE/RA9$1 REF9$1 $UCAT$1 9 A 
      WORD H]OIC - & SLAVES - A PREPO/]\S CONTRADICTION444 
     
     

      ,A LABOR+-MAN MU/ BE NIGG>DLY1 :I*1 ) A V]Y SIGNIFICANT MISUSE 
      ( ! WORD1 !Y CALL ?RIFTY444 
     
     

      ,ONCE MORE ! GREAT] P>T ( ! RI*ES CONSUM$ 9 LUXURY IS NOT US$ BUT WA/$4 
      ,I ASK ANY MAN ( S5SE :O KN[S ! LIFE ( ! WEAL?Y MIDDLE CLASS & UPP] 
      CLASS 9 CIVILIZATION IF IT IS NOT TRUE ?AT BEYOND A C]TA9 PO9T ALL !IR 
      EXP5DITURE IS ON ?+S ?AT GIVE !M NO PLEASURE AT ALL2 ?AT ! WEAL? SO 
      SP5T ADDS NO?+ TO ! REF9EM5T1 TO ! DIGNITY OR ! PLEASURE ( LIFE2 ?AT 
      IT IS SIMPLY GOT RID ( BECAUSE IT MU/ BE GOT RID ( SOMEH[4 ,JU/ AS IF IT W]E 
      BURN$ ON A GREAT BONFIRE4 ,BUT P]HAPS SOME ( Y\ MAY ?9K ?AT ?IS WA/E1 
      ?\< UND\BT$LY 9JURI\S TO ! WA/]S1 IS ( SOME ADVANTAGE TO ! PRODUC]S 
      :O >E 0EMPLOY$0 BY IT4 ,!RE IS JU/ ?IS AM\NT ( TRU? 9 ?AT VIEW1 ?AT 
      ?IS WA/E ( ! RI* IS NECESS>Y GRI/ TO ! GREAT PR(IT-GR9D+ 
      MILL1 & UND] ! SY/EM ( COMM]CIAL PRIVILEGE ! WORK]S W\LD NOT BE 
      EMPLOY$ UNLESS ! MILL GR\ND4 ,! WORK]S >E TOO POOR TO EMPLOY ! WORK]S1 
      & ! RI* MU/ DO ?AT OR EMPLOYM5T WILL FALL V]Y %ORT 9DE$4 ,?US WE GO 
      R\ND ! VICI\S CIRCLE1 FIR/ EMPLOYM5T = ! PRODUCTION ( USELESS ?+S2 
      !N PRODUCTION ( USELESS ?+S 9 ORD] ?AT EMPLOYM5T MAY NOT FALL %ORT4 ,IS 
      NOT ?IS ( ! V]Y ESS5CE ( WA/E8 ,TELL ME1 ,I PRAY Y\1 :AT IS MORE PRECI\S1 
      :AT IS MORE NECESS>Y1 TO ! PROGRESS ( ! WORLD ?AN ! SKILL & =CE ( 
      ! WORKMAN1 ! CRAFTSMAN1 :I* IS MORE TRULY ! H]ITAGE H&$ D[N TO US BY 
      C\NTLESS YE>S ( TRADITION8 ,YET ?IS PRECI\S H]ITAGE \R SOCIETY ( COMM]CIAL 
      PRIVILEGE WA/ES LI<!>T$LY AS IF IT W]E A P>T ( ! NATURE ( ?+S TO 
      MAKE ! WOR/ ( ?AT :I* IS ! BE/ ( ?+S1 ! TOK5 & REW>D ( ! 
      WORLD'S PROGRESS1 ! HOPE ( ITS FUTURE4 
     
     
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