,NOTES ON ,P>LIAM5T 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,HAMM]SMI? ,SOCIALI/ ,RECORD1 ,NUMB] #a#c1 ,OCTOB] #ahib 
.<,UNTITL$.> ,NOTES ON ,P>LIAM5T 

,F,R,I,5,D,S ,& ,C,O,M,R,A,D,E,S1 

,IT HAS NOT BE5 CONSID]$ NECESS>Y TO CALL ! ,P>LIAM5T TOGE!R BE=E 
! BEG9N+ ( NEXT YE> & IT IS TO BE SUPPOS$ ?AT 9 ! MEANTIME ! 
C\NTRY IS ?\<T CAPABLE ( GOV]N+ ITSELF )\T ! ELECT$ 
REPRES5TATIVE LEGISLATIVE BODY1 :I* 9DE$ IT PROBABLY CAN DO PRETTY WELL 
ON ! USUAL L9ES ( REAL GOV]NM5T BY AN ALL-P[]FUL POSSESS+ CLASS ) 
A MA*9]Y ( LAW & POLICE ATTA*$ TO IT1 :OSE BUS9ESS IT IS TO 
ADM9I/] ALL MATT]S ON ! BASIS ( ! GREATE/ GOOD = ! GREATE/ 
NUMB]--( POSSESSORS ( CAPITAL3 ,YET SUPPOS+ ?AT ! ,BRITI% ,EMPIRE 
C\LD RECEIVE ANY USEFUL S]VICE AT ! H&S ( A LEGISLATIVE BODY1 ! 
PRES5T SC>CELY SEEMS A TIME AT :I* ! SAID BODY C\LD WELL AF=D TO 
WA/E SIX MON?S ( ITS LIFE 9 DO+ ABSOLUTELY NO?+4 ,= IT MAY BE /AT$ 
) NO FE> ( CONTRADICTION ?AT \R ,BRITI% ,C\NTRIES1 \TSIDE ! *>M$ 
CIRCLE ABOVE M5TION$ ( POSSESSORS ( CAPITAL1 >E A SEE?+ MASS ( 
DISCONT5T2 & ?AT ON ALL H&S ALL ?OSE :OSE BUS9ESS IT IS TO PRODUCE 
:AT IS USEFUL OR PLEASURABLE TO HUMAN LIFE >E DEM&+1 SOME VOCALLY1 
O!RS DUMBLY1 HELP ( SOMEONE TO 5ABLE !M TO *ANGE !IR CONDITION4 
,9DE$ SO OBVI\SLY IS ?IS ! CASE1 ?AT ONE DOES NOT SO MU* WOND] AT \R 
CAPITALI/S' LEGISLATORS TAK+ A LONG HOLIDAY1 AS ONE DOES AT !IR APP>5T 
9T5TION ( %[+ !IR FACES AGA9 9 ! ,H\SE ( ,COMMONS4 

,YES2 ! WORK+ POPULATION ( ! WORLD >E C]TA9LY 5D[$ ) A T]RIBLE 
PATI5CE1 ?AT !Y CAN BE> ALL ?IS %ILLY-%ALLY SO LONG3 ?AT !Y CAN 
WAIT SO LONG = ! DAY :5 !SE P>LIAM5T G5TLEM5 %ALL BEG9 
TO DO SOME?+ = !M3 A PATI5CE :I* MAY ONE DAY BE F\ND TO HAVE BE5 
T]RIBLE TO O!RS BESIDES !MSELVES4  ,:AT A PITY ?AT ?IS PATI5CE HAS NOT 
BE5 EX]CIS$ ON !IR [N ATTEMPTS TO BETT] !MSELVES1 !IR [N FAILURES 
& %ORTSI<T$NESS2 :I* MU/ HAVE BE5 ! CASE IF !Y HAD ATTEMPT$ TO 
DO ANY?+ S]I\S = !MSELVES4 

,SUPPOS+ = 9/ANCE ?AT WORK+ M5 %\LD LE>N SO MU* DUR+ ! NEXT 
TWELVE MON?S1 ?AT AT ! NEXT ,TRADES ,UNION ,CONGRESS ! DELEGATES COME 
PREP>$ TO MOVE = ! ASS]TION ( QUITE NEW PR9CIPLES2 TO /ATE ?AT AS 
WORKM5 & !IR G5U9E REPRES5TATIVES1 !Y FEEL !MSELVES TO BE1 & 
>E1 :E!R !Y LIKE IT OR NOT1 9 DEF9ITE OPPOSITION TO !IR EMPLOY]S2 
?AT !IR REAL ULTIMATE AIM IS ! RU9 ( !IR CAPITALI/ EMPLOY]S1 & 
?AT !IR O!R PRES5T BUS9ESS WAS TO DO !IR BE/ TO MITIGATE ! 
SUFF]+S ( ! WORK]S :ILE ?AT RU9 ( CAPITALISM WAS BE+ BR\<T 
AB\T4 ,SUPPOS+ ?IS1 :I* IS ! TRUE /ATE ( ! CASE1 W]E PUT =W>D 
OP5LY1 C\LD !Y !N ASK ! AID ( A CAPITALI/ P>LIAM5T TO BR+ IT 
AB\T8 ,YET1 NEV]!LESS1 :5 !Y !Y HAD %[N ?AT !Y UND]/OOD !IR 
POSITION1 & ?AT !Y W]E PREP>$ TO ACT UPON IT1 W\LD !Y NOT BE NE>] 
TO ! NEW SOCIETY ?AN !Y W\LD BE AFT] ! P>LIAM5T HAD BE5 T9K]+ 
AT ! MATT] UNWILL+LY = A DOZ5 YE>S8 

,AFT] ALL1 ! P>LIAM5T G5TLEM5 >E PROBABLY NOT F> FROM WRONG 9 
?9K+ ?AT IT MATT]S LITTLE :E!R !Y MEET = 'BUS9ESS' N[ OR SIX 
MON?S H5CE-- OR T5 YE>S H5CE4 

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