,ON ,SOME ',PRACTICAL' ,SOCIALI/S 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,ON ,SOME ',PRACTICAL' ,SOCIALI/S0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #d1 ,NO4 #a#a1 #ah ,FEBRU>Y #a#h#h#h1 P4#e#b-#e#c2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,T$ ,CRAW=D4 

,! /UDY ( ECONOMICS IS NO D\BT NECESS>Y = MILITANT ,SOCIALI/S2 ! MORE A MAN KN[S ( !M 9 ALL !IR DETAILS ! MORE ABLE HE IS TO MEET NOT ONLY ! SOPHI/RIES ( ! '$UCAT$' ANTI-,SOCIALI/1 BUT1 :I* IS /ILL MORE IMPORTANT1 ! AWKW>D & H>D-TO-BE-ANSW]$ QUE/IONS :I* PEOPLE :O HAVE NEV] ?\<T ( !SE MATT]S AT ALL SOMETIMES /UMBLE ON4 

,( C\RSE1 ?AT HE %\LD BE ABLE TO MAKE HIS KN[L$GE ( ANY USE DEP5DS ON :E!R HE HAS UND]/OOD :AT HE HAS LE>N$1 ESPECIALLY 9 DEAL+ ) 9QUIR+ IGNORANCE4 ,! '$UCAT$' MAN WILL SOMETIMES BE FLOOR$ BY A PHRASE1 WILL RETIRE ABA%$ BE=E 'SURPLUS VALUE'1 & REFUSE TO TACKLE ! IRON LAW ( WAGES1 ON ! SAME GR\NDS ?AT ! ,OX=D UND]GRADUATE DECL9$ TO GIVE HIS EXAM9] ANY 9=MATION AB\T ,K+ ,DAVID = FE> HE %\LD HE LUGG$ ALL ?R\< ! ,K+S ( ,JUDAH & ,ISRAEL2 BUT ! IGNORANT MAN MAY REQUIRE 9=MATION AFT] HE HAS GOT OV] ! FIR/ %OCK ( ! UNACCU/OM$ 5UNCIATION ( ! BIG-WORD$ DOGMA4 ,SO ?AT \R /UD5T ( ECONOMY HAD BE/ BE C>EFUL TO LOOK TO IT ?AT HE CAN TRANSLATE HIS PHRASES 9TO A LANGUAGE 'UND]/&$ ( ! PEOPLE'4 ,BUT :5 \R LE>N] HAS REALLY GOT TO KN[ SOME?+ AB\T ECONOMICS2 NAY1 :5 HE HAS !M AT HIS F+]S 5DS1 HE /ILL HAS TO BEW>E ( ANO!R TRAP1 OR RA!R ( TWO MORE4 ,HE HAS 7= AS OLD A ,SOCIALI/ AS HE MAY BE7 TO TAKE C>E ?AT HE DOES NOT READ ! PRES5T 9TO ! FUTURE1 TO SUPPOSE ?AT :5 ! MONOPOLY 9 ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION HAS BE5 ABOLI%$1 & NO ONE CAN ANY MORE LIVE ON ! LABOR ( O!RS1 BUT MU/ DO SOME RECOGNIZ$ S]VICE TO ! COMMUNITY 9 ORD] TO E>N HIS LIVELIHOOD1 YET1 NEV]!LESS1 PEOPLE'S WAYS ( LIFE & HABITS ( ?\<T WILL BE PRETTY MU* AS !Y >E N[4 ,! O!R TRAP G5]ALLY BESETS ! WAY ( ! SAME K9D ( ,SOCIALI/ :O IS APT TO FALL 9TO ! FIR/-NAM$2 IT IS ! TOO 5TIRE ABSORPTION 9 ! ECONOMIC VIEW ( ,SOCIALISM1 & ! IGNOR+ ( ALL ITS O!R ASPECTS4 

,! K9D ( ,SOCIALI/ :O IS MO/ LIKELY TO BE CAU<T BY !SE TRAPS IS HE :O CONSID]S HIMSELF AS SPECIALLY PRACTICAL2 AL?\< ! DUE D$UCTION FROM ! LA/ ONE AT ANY RATE W\LD BE ! AB/5TION FROM ACTION ( ALL K9DS1 & ! ACCEPTANCE ( ! POSITION ( AN 9T]E/$ BUT HELPLESS SPECTATOR4 ,Y\R 'PRACTICAL' MAN IS 7V]Y NATURALLY7 ANXI\S ?AT SOME /EP T[>DS ,SOCIALISM %\LD BE TAK5 AT ONCE1 & ALSO ?AT IT %\LD BE TAK5 UND] DEF9ITELY ,SOCIALI/ AUSPICES1 !RE=E1 HE REALLY ADDRESSES HIMSELF TO PEOPLE :O W\LD BE LIKELY TO BE FRI<T5$ 9TO M]E HO/ILITY BY ANY APPREH5SION ( A L>GE *ANGE 9 ! LIFE ( ,SOCIETY2 HE IS ?9K+ 5TIRELY ( ! CONS]VATIVE SIDE ( HUMAN NATURE AS ! ?+ TO BE WON OV]1 & IGNORES ?AT :I* EXI/S JU/ AS SURELY1 ITS REVOLUTION>Y SIDE4 ,! RESULT IS ?AT ! WOLF ( ,SOCIALISM GETS CLAD 9 ! RESPECTABLE %EEPS-SK9 ( A MILD ECONOMIC *ANGE2 YET NOT ) MU* SUCCESS4 ,I HAVE BE5 PRES5T ON SEV]AL OCCASIONS :5 ?IS EXP]IM5T HAS BE5 TRI$1 & HAVE BE5 MU* AMUS$ BY ! DEMEANOR ( ! RESPECTABLES1 :O TRY+ TO BE CONV9C$1 OR AT LEA/ TO APPE> TO BE1 HAVE NEV]!LESS %[$ UNEAS9ESS1 AS IF !Y DETECT$ ! DISGUIS$ ANIMAL1 & NOT$ HIS GLI/5+ TEE? & R$ JAWS PEEP+ \T FROM UND] ! S(T WOOLLY CLO?+ ( MOD]ATE PROGRESS4 ,ALSO1 ?\< IT WAS LESS AMUS+1 IT WAS AS 9/RUCTIVE TO NOTE ! LOOK ( ?OSE CONV9C$ BUT NOT FULLY 9/RUCT$ ,SOCIALI/S :O W]E PRES5T1 ON :OM ! SI<T ( ! TRANSMOGRIFI$ %AM AMIABLE MON/] PRODUC$ NO?+ BUT BLANK DISAPPO9TM5T & DISMAY4 ,ALTOGE!R1 !SE OCCASIONS HAVE BE5 TO ME H\RS ( HUMILIATION & DISC\RAGEM5T2 & ,I ?9K ALSO ?AT !RE WAS NO GA9 9 ! HUMILIATION2 NEI!R ,I NOR ! O!R COMRADES NE$$ TO UND]GO IT4 ,! OPPON5TS W]E NOT WON OV] BY IT1 !Y W]E ONLY CONFUS$ & PUZZL$1 & MADE FEEL AS IF !Y HAD BE5 LAU<$ AT4 

,BUT ,I DO NOT MEAN TO SAY ?AT !SE ONE-SID$ ,SOCIALI/S >E G5]ALLY ACT+ DIS+5U\SLY1 OR M]ELY TRY+ TO SMOO? D[N A HO/ILE AUDI5CE4 ,I BELIEVE1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 ?AT !Y DO NOT SEE EXCEPT ?R\< ! MURKY SMOK$ GLASS ( ! PRES5T CONDITION ( LIFE AMONG US2 & IT SEEMS SOME:AT /RANGE1 NOT ?AT !Y %\LD HAVE NO VISION ( ! FUTURE1 BUT ?AT !Y %\LD NOT BE READY TO ADMIT ?AT IT IS !IR [N DEFECT ?AT !Y HAVE NOT4 ,SURELY !Y MU/ ALL[ ?AT SU* A /UP5D\S *ANGE 9 ! MA*9]Y ( LIFE AS ! ABOLITION ( CAPITAL & WAGES MU/ BR+ AB\T A CORRESPOND+ *ANGE 9 E?ICS & HABITS ( LIFE2 ?AT IT W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO DESIRE MANY ?+S :I* >E N[ ! MA9 OBJECTS ( DESIRE2 NE$LESS TO GU>D AGA9/ MANY EV5TUALITIES :I* WE N[ SP5D \R LIVES 9 GU>D+ AGA9/2 ?AT1 9 %ORT1 WE %ALL BURN :AT WE ONCE ADOR$1 & ADORE :AT WE ONCE BURN$4 

,IS IT CONCEIVABLE1 = 9/ANCE1 ?AT ! *ANGE = ! PRES5T WAGE-E>N]S WILL SIMPLY MEAN HOI/+ !M UP 9TO ! LIFE ( ! PRES5T 'REF9$' MIDDLE-CLASSES1 & ?AT ! LATT] WILL REMA9 PRETTY MU* :AT !Y >E N[1 M9US !IR P[] ( LIV+ ON ! LABOR ( O!RS8 ,TO MY M9D IT IS 9CONCEIVABLE2 BUT IF ,I C\LD ?9K SU* A PROSPECT LIKELY1 ,I %\LD JO9 ) ,MR ,BRADLAU< 7:OSE IDEA ( ! AIMS ( ,SOCIALISM IS PROBABLY JU/ ?IS7 9 A PROTE/ AGA9/ ! DULL LEVEL ( M$IOCRITY4 ,:AT6 WILL1 EG41 ! FAMILY ( ! TIMES :5 MONOPOLY IS DEAD BE /ILL AS IT IS N[ 9 ! MIDDLE-CLASSES1 FRAM$ ON ! MODEL ( ?AT ( AN AFFECTIONATE & MORAL TIG] TO :OM ALL IS PREY A FEW Y>DS FROM ! SANCTITY ( ! DOME/IC HE>?8 ,WILL ! BODY ( ! WOMAN WE LOVE BE BUT AN APP5DAGE TO H] PROP]TY8 ,%ALL WE TRY TO CRAM \R LI<TE/ :IM AS A HOLY DOGMA 9TO \R *ILDR51 & BE BITT]LY UNHAPPY :5 WE F9D ?AT !Y >E GR[+ UP TO BE M5 & WOM5 LIKE \RSELVES8 ,WILL $UCATION BE A SY/EM ( CRAM BEGUN ON US :5 WE >E F\R YE>S OLD1 & LEFT (F %>PLY :5 WE >E EI<TE58 ,%ALL WE BE A%AM$ ( \R LOVE & \R HUNG] & \R MIR?1 & BELIEVE ?AT IT IS WICK$ ( US NOT TO TRY TO DISP5SE ) ! JOYS ?AT ACCOMPANY PROCREATION ( \R SPECIES1 & ! KEEP+ ( \RSELVES ALIVE1 ?OSE JOYS ( DESIRE :I* MAKE US UND]/& ?AT ! BEA/S TOO MAY BE HAPPY8 ,%ALL WE ALL1 9 %ORT1 AS ! 'REF9$' MIDDLE-CLASSES N[ DO1 WE> \RSELVES AWAY 9 ! ANXIETY TO /AVE (F ALL TR\BLE1 EMOTION1 & RESPONSIBILITY1 9 ORD] ?AT WE MAY AT LA/ M]GE ALL \R TR\BLES 9TO ONE1 ! TR\BLE ?AT WE HAVE BE5 BORN = NO?+ BUT TO BE AFRAID TO DIE8 ,ALL ?IS :I* IS N[ ! LIFE ( REF9$ CIVILIZATION WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE !N4 

,I HAVE (T5 ?\<T ) A JOYFUL *UCKLE H[ PUZZL+1 NAY 9EXPLICABLE TO ! G5]ATIONS ( FRE$OM1 WILL BE ?OSE CURI\S SPECIM5S ( HUMAN +5UITY CALL$ NOVELS N[ PRODUC$1 & :I* PRES5T ) SU* FAI?FUL DETAIL ! LIVES ( ! MIDDLE-CLASSES1 ALL BEL[ !M BE+ IGNOR$ EXCEPT AS SO MANY /AGE ACCESSORIES2 AMONG !M ALL1 P]HAPS1 ,DICK5S WILL /ILL BE REMEMB]$2 & ?AT BECAUSE ( :AT IS N[ IMPUT$ TO HIM AS A FAULT1 HIS FA%ION+ A FANTA/IC & UNREAL WORLD = HIS M5 & WOM5 TO ACT 94 ,SURELY H]E AGA9 ALL WILL BE *ANG$1 & \R LIT]ATURE WILL SYMPA?IZE ) ! E>LI] WORKS ( M5'S IMAG9ATION BE=E !Y LE>N$ TO SP9 \T !IR [N 9SIDES LIKE SILKWORMS 9TO DRE>Y Y>NS ( !IR SICKLY FEEL+S & FUTILE SPECULATIONS2 :5 !Y LEFT US CLE> PICTURES ( LIV+ ?+S1 ALIVE !N & = EV]4 ,WE %ALL NOT DESIRE & WE %ALL NOT BE ABLE TO C>RY ON ! FEV]I% & P]V]T$ FOLLIES ( ! >T & LIT]ATURE ( ,COMM]CIALISM4 

,I WOND] ?AT ?OSE :O WILL 9SI/ 9 READ+ ! LIFE ( ! PRES5T 9TO A WORLD ECONOMICALLY *ANG$1 DO NOT SEE H[ !Y />T WRONG FROM ! BEG9N+2 & ,I WOND] ALL ! MORE AS !Y >E (T5 CLE>HEAD$ & CAPABLE P]SONS4 

,! COMPETITION ( ! PR(IT-M>KET =CES US UND] \R PRES5T SY/EM TO TURN \R ATT5TION OV]MU* TO PRODUC+ W>ES ) ! LEA/ POSSIBLE LABOR2 \R EPO* IS COMPELL$ TO SACRIFICE EV]Y?+ TO ?IS NECESSITY4 ,CONSID]+ ! ASPECT ( ,LONDON & \R GREAT MANUFACTUR+ C5T]S1 = 9/ANCE1 IT SEEMS ?AT IF IT W]E POSSIBLE = US TO GO ON = LONG AT \R PRES5T RATE ( SACRIFIC+ TO ?IS TYRANT ( *EAP PRODUCTION1 ! TIME W\LD COME :5 HAV+ TO *OOSE BETWE5 ! GREAT] P>T ( US LIV+ 9 CELL>S & NEV] SEE+ ! SUN AGA91 & =EGO+ ! *EAP5+ ( COTTON CLO? BY A HALFP5NY A Y>D1 WE %\LD BE COMPELL$ TO *OOSE TO SUBMIT \RSELVES TO ! =M] -- 9CONV5I5CE4 ,?IS ,I SAY IS \R NECESSITY AT PRES5T1 BECAUSE ! COMPETITION = PR(ITS1 :I* IS ! MA/] ( PRODUCTION1 IS A SY/EM ( M]E WA/E1 FIR/ AS A W> & NEXT AS A BONFIRE1 SO TO SAY1 = ! CONSUMPTION ( ! PRODUCT ( LABOR M]ELY 9 ! 9T]E/S ( ! P[] ( ! PROPRIET>Y CLASSES4 ,OR MAY WE NOT SAY ?AT ! G5TILITIES1 ! LUXURIES1 ! POMP ( !SE CLASSES 9 AN ASC5D+ SCALE1 FROM ! SMALL VILLA DWELL] TO ! GREAT T]RITORIAL MAGNATE1 >E ! NECESS>Y BAITS HELD \T TO ! PRODUC+ CLASSES TO 5SURE !IR 'CONT5T' ) ! PRES5T /ATE ( ?+S4 ',IT IS TRUE'1 !Y PROCLAIM1 '?AT Y\ >E 9 AN 9F]IOR POSITION N[1 BECAUSE Y\ BELONG TO ! USEFUL CLASS2 BUT !RE IS NO LEGAL DISABILITY PREV5T+ Y\ FROM RIS+ \T ( ?AT CLASS2 BY MEANS ( ?RIFT1 SELF-D5IAL1 & CLEV] RAPACITY1 Y\ MAY ATTA9 TO ?IS NICE /UCCO$ VILLA ) ITS '>T OBJECTS' & NICK-KNACKS1 ITS SMIL+ OBSEQUI\S S]VANTS1 & VACANT WIFE & DAU<T]S DRESS$ UP TO ! N9E2 NEXT1 AS Y\ GR[ OLD] & COLD] & /UPID]1 ?IS MANSION AWAITS Y\ ) ALL ! 'REF9EM5TS ( CIVILIZATION1' FLUNKIES1 LIBR>IES1 P>TIES1 SEATS 9 ,P>LIAM5T & ! RE/ ( IT2 & AT LA/1 :5 Y\ HAVE REALLY COME TO BELIEVE 9 Y\RSELF AS A B5EFACTOR TO ! HUMAN RACE BECAUSE Y\1 ONCE ! ROBB$1 HAVE BECOME A ROBB] ON ! V]Y L>GE/ SCALE1 H]E IS Y\R P>K ) ITS SURR\ND+ ACRES1 & ! /ATE & MAJE/Y ( A L&$ G5TLEMAN AMONG ! TOIL]S AFIELD :O HAVE EV5 LESS ?AN Y\ BEGAN ) :5 Y\ W]E A USEFUL MAN4 ,!RE %ALL Y\ F\ND A FAMILY1 TAKE A PE]AGE1 & DIE UNIV]SALLY RESPECT$4' 

,EXP5SIVE BAITS !SE6 ,YET NECESS>Y :ILE CLASSES LA/1 S9CE ! LAPSE ( TIME HAS EVOLV$ US \T ( ! SIMPL] SY/EMS ( *ATTEL SLAV]Y & S]FDOM4 

,I WON'T GO 9TO FIGURES AS TO ! CO/ ( !SE TWO GULFS ( WA/E NECESS>Y TO ! /ABILITY ( \R PRES5T SY/EM1 ! WA/E ( COMM]CIAL W>1 ! WA/E ( ! SUPPORT+ A PROPRIET>Y CLASS ) ALL ITS CAMP-FOLL[]S & HANG]S-ON2 NOR DO ,I SUPPOSE ?AT WE %ALL EV] KN[ H[ PRODIGI\S A WA/E WE HAVE SADDL$ \RSELVES ) 9 ?IS MATT]2 BUT IT IS CLE> ?AT IT IS PRODIGI\S4 ,WELL1 UND] ! NEW CONDITIONS ( ,SOCIETY COMM]CIAL W> WILL HAVE DI$ \T1 & ) IT ! WA/EFUL OCCUPATIONS ?AT SUPPORT IT2 & CLASS-RULE WILL HAVE DISAPPE>$1 SO ?AT ITS WA/E WILL HAVE GONE2 LABOR WILL NO LONG] BE DIRECT$ 9 ! 9T]E/ ( ! PR(IT-GR9D] OR ! IDL]1 & ! TASK ( ! PRODUC]S WILL BE SO EASY1 ?AT ! DOGMA :I* \R PESSIMI/ FRI5DS N[ HOLD ?AT M5 WILL ALWAYS DO !IR WORK 9 ! WAY :I* GIVES !M LEA/ TR\BLE 7UND]/OOD :ATEV] SACRIFICES !Y HAVE TO MAKE = IT71 WILL CEASE TO HAVE ANY MEAN+2 BECAUSE !RE WILL PRACTICALLY BE NO LONG] ANY COMPULSION TO WORK4 

,M>K ,TWA9 SAYS1 APROPOS ( ,TOM ,SAWY]'S :ITEWA%+1 ?AT WORK IS LABOR ?AT WE >E COMPELL$ TO DO1 & PLEASURE LABOR ?AT WE *OOSE TO DO1 :I* WE BEG \R ECONOMICO-PESSIMI/ FRI5DS TO REMEMB]4 

,MEANTIME1 ,I HOLD ?AT WE NE$ NOT BE AFRAID ( SC>+ \R AUDI5CES ) TOO BRILLIANT PICTURES ( ! FUTURE ( ,SOCIETY1 NOR ?9K \RSELVES UNPRACTICAL & UTOPIAN = TELL+ !M ! B>E TRU?1 ?AT 9 DE/ROY+ MONOPOLY WE %ALL DE/ROY \R PRES5T CIVILIZATION4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 IT IS UTOPIAN TO PUT =W>D A S*EME ( GRADUAL LOGICAL RECON/RUCTION ( SOCIETY :I* IS LIABLE TO BE OV]TURN$ AT ! FIR/ HI/ORICAL HIT* IT COMES TO2 & IF Y\ TELL Y\R AUDI5CES ?AT Y\ >E GO+ TO *ANGE SO LITTLE ?AT !Y WILL SC>CELY FEEL ! *ANGE1 :E!R Y\ SC>E ANY ONE OR NOT1 Y\ WILL C]TA9LY NOT 9T]E/ ?OSE :O HAVE NO?+ TO HOPE = 9 ! PRES5T ,SOCIETY1 & :OM ! HOPE ( A *ANGE HAS ATTRACT$ T[>DS ,SOCIALISM4 ,IT IS A POOR GAME TO PLAY 7?\< SO (T5 PLAY$ 9 POLITICS7 TO DISC\RAGE Y\R FRI5DS 9 ORD] TO HOODW9K Y\R FOES = A BRIEF SPACE4 ,& C]TA9LY ! ,SOCIALI/S :O >E ALWAYS PREA*+ TO PEOPLE ?AT ,SOCIALISM IS AN ECONOMIC *ANGE PURE & SIMPLE1 >E V]Y APT TO REPEL ?OSE :O WANT TO LE>N = ! SAKE ( ?OSE :O DO NOT4 

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