,PREFACE TO ',SOCIALISM ,MADE ,PLA9' 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

     ,PREFACE TO ',SOCIALISM MADE ,PLA9'  
     

,I ,H,A,V,E BE5 ASK$ TO WRITE A ,PREFACE TO ?IS BOOK1 & DO SO ) PLEASURE1 
BELIEV+ ?AT IT WILL SUPPLY A NE$ TO ?OSE :O >E REALLY ANXI\S TO KN[ 
! AIMS & ME?ODS ( ,SOCIALISM4 ,!RE IS1 9DE$1 A GOOD DEAL ( SOCIALI/ 
LIT]ATURE 9 CIRCULATION2 BUT A P>T ( ?IS IS 9 PAMPHLET =M1 & ?\< 
(T5 EXCELL5T 9 !IR WAY1 NOT ONE ( !SE PAMPHLETS GOES F> 5\< 
T[>DS EXHAU/+ ! SUBJECT1 & SATISFY+ ! DEM& = 9=MATION4 ,ON 
! O!R H&1 ! MORE LE>N$ SOCIALI/ LIT]ATURE1 LIKE ,M>X'S CELEBRAT$ 
BOOK1 REQUIRES SU* H>D & CLOSE /UDY ?AT ?OSE :O HAVE NOT APPROA*$ ! 
SUBJECT BY A MORE EASY ROAD1 >E NOT LIKELY TO BEG9 ON ?AT SIDE1 OR IF !Y 
DID1 W\LD F9D ?AT SOME?+ LIKE A GUIDE WAS NECESS>Y TO !M BE=E !Y 
C\LD FOLL[ ! >GUM5TS /EADILY4 ,!RE=E BOOKS LIKE ?IS >E WELCOME1 
:I* /ATE ! PROS & CONS CLE>LY & FAIRLY1 & )\T :AT1 TO A 
BEG9N]1 W\LD BE ! 9CUMBRANCE ( DEAL+ ) SIDE ISSUES1 ESPECIALLY 
:51 AS 9 ?IS CASE1 !Y >E FREE FROM ! AFFECTATION ( TE*NICAL T]MS1 
:I* 9 MANY WORKS ON SOCIOLOGY REPEL ! READ]1 & NOT SELDOM CONTA9 9 
!MSELVES UNPROV$ ASSUMPTIONS1 & CIRCUL> >GUM5TS4 ,9 TRU? A 
WORK+ KN[L$GE ( ,SOCIALISM IS NOT H>D TO ACQUIRE AT ! PRES5T 
TIME2 S9CE1 9 !SE DAYS1 ! EVOLUTION ( HI/ORY HAS SET ?\<T FREE FROM 
PREJUDICES1 :I* NOT V]Y LONG AGO MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE = ANY BUT ORIG9AL & 
R>E M9DS EV5 TO CONSID] ! RELATION BETWE5 ! CLASSES1 :I* MAKE UP 
MOD]N CIVILIZATION1 OR TO CRITICIZE ! PRES5T MAKE%IFT1 FALSELY CALL$ 
,SOCIETY4  ,AMID ! GR[+ ASPIRATIONS ( ALL ?\<TFUL PEOPLE T[>DS A 
SOCIETY F\ND$ ON MUTUAL GOODWILL & FAIR DEAL+1 9 O!R WORDS T[>DS A 
REAL SOCIETY1 ! SUBJECT ( ,SOCIALISM IS NO LONG] AN AB/RUSE /UDY 
= PHILOSOPH]S1 BUT A PRACTICAL QUE/ION :I* ALL HONE/ PEOPLE MU/ FACE1 
& LE>N TO UND]/&1 UND] P5ALTY ( F9D+ !MSELVES SURPRIS$ 9TO A 
POSITION ( UNREASON+ HO/ILITY TO ! WELF>E ( ! WORLD AT L>GE2 &1 ,I 
REPEAT1 IT IS NO LONG] DIFFICULT TO UND]/& ! PR9CIPLES ( ,SOCIALISM1 
& TO LE>N :AT IT IS ?AT IT ATTACKS4 ,TO A P]SON ONCE IMPRESS$1 AS SO MANY 
N[ >E1 BY ! MIS]IES RESULT+ FROM ! 9EQUALITY ( \R MOD]N SOCIETY IT 
IS ALMO/ 5\< TO %[ ! DEVELOPM5T ( PRIVILEGE 9 \R MOD]N OR 
COMM]CIAL SOCIETY1 & TO LAY B>E ! MA*9]Y BY :I* ?IS 9IQUITY IS 
WORK$4 ,9 ! C\RSE ( HIS LE>N+ :AT IT IS ?AT ,SOCIALISM ATTACKS1 ! 
5QUIR] WILL LE>N :AT IT IS ?AT ,SOCIALISM AIMS AT1 VIZ41 ! FULL 
DEVELOPM5T ( HUMAN LIFE SET FREE FROM >TIFICIAL REGULATIONS 9 FAVOR ( A 
CLASS4 ,TO GIVE ?IS 9=MATION IS ! MA9 P>T ( ! TASK :I* ,MR4 ,FAIRMAN 
HAS PUT BE=E HIMSELF1 & HE HAS ACCOMPLI%$ IT /RAI<T- =W>DLY & 
CLE>LY1 SO ?AT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MISUND]/& HIS MEAN+4 ,BUT HE HAS ALSO 
V]Y NATURALLY FELT HIMSELF B\ND NOT ONLY TO EXPLA9 ! PR9CIPLES ( 
,SOCIALISM1 BUT ALSO TO GIVE HIS VIEWS AS TO H[ !Y MI<T BE PUT 9 PRACTICE2 
?AT IS TO SAY1 TO /ATE HIS IDEA ( ! TRANSITION FROM ! PRES5T TO ! 
FUTURE ( SOCIETY4 ,IT MU/ BE ADMITT$ FRANKLY ?AT ON ?IS1 ! POLITICAL SIDE 
( MOD]N ,SOCIALISM1 !RE >E & MU/ BE DIFF]5CES ( OP9ION BETWE5 
,SOCIALI/S2 9 ! AIMS ( ,SOCIALISM !RE IS REALLY LITTLE DIFF]5CE2 ?IS 
LIES *IEFLY 9 ! MEANS TO BE US$1 OR RA!R 9 ! WAY 9 :I* ! LEV]1 
! COMMUNIZATION ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 IS TO BE APPLI$4 ,S9CE ! 
AU?OR PUTS =W>D HIS VIEWS ) MU* MODE/Y1 & )\T DOGMATISM1 ,I HAVE 
! LESS DIFFICULTY 9 ADMITT+ ?AT ,I AM ONE ( ?OSE TO :OM HE ALLUDES :O 
DIFI] FROM HIM AS TO ! ME?OD ( BR++ AB\T ! *ANGE SET =? BY HIM 
9 ! N9? *APT] ( ?IS WORK4 

,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT ! CON/ITUTIONAL OR P>LIAM5T>Y ME?OD :I* HE 
ADVOCATES W\LD 9VOLVE LOSS ( 5]GY1 DISAPPO9TM5T1 & DISC\RAGEM5T2 
?AT IT W\LD BE> ) IT ! ALMO/ 9EVITABLE DANG] ( ! PEOPLE'S EYES 
BE+ DIRECT$ TO ! IMM$IATE /RUGGLE1 LOS+ SI<T ( ! ULTIMATE AIM2 ( 
!IR BE+ BEFOOL$ BY ?OSE V]Y CONCESSIONS :I* ! AU?OR SPEAKS ( AS 
LIKELY TO BE (F]$ SO EAG]LY BY ! PRES5T POLITICAL P>TIES2 &1 JUDG+ 
BY ! SIGNS ( ! TIMES1 ,I CANNOT HELP ?9K+ ?AT ! NECESSITIES ( ! 
MIS]ABLE1 EV] 9CREAS+ AS ! OLD SY/EM GETS CLOS] TO ITS 9EVITABLE 
RU91 WILL \TRUN ! SL[ PROCESS ( CONV]T+ P>LIAM5T FROM A M]E 
COMMITTEE ( ! L&LORDS & CAPITALI/S 9TO A POPUL> BODY REPRES5T+ ! 
BE/ ASPIRATIONS ( ! WORK]S4 ,MOREOV] SOCIALI/S1 UNLESS !Y AB&ON !IR 
PR9CIPLES1 CANNOT HELP %[+ !IR H& FROM ! FIR/1 & CONSEQU5TLY 
EV5 MOD]ATE MEASURES WILL ALWAYS BE LOOK$ ON ) SUSPICION COM+ FROM 
!M1 & CONCESSIONS :I* W\LD HAVE BE5 GRANT$ )\T MU* RESI/ANCE TO 
! ,RADICALS TW5TY OR EV5 T5 YE>S AGO1 IF !Y HAD BE5 DEM&$1 WILL BE 
/]NLY REFUS$ TO ! ,SOCIALI/ DEM&4 ,9 ! DAYS 9 :I* ,I AM N[ WRIT+1 
!RE >E NOT LACK+ SIGNS ?AT ! REACTIONI/S1 DRIV5 BY ! FE> ( ! 
ADVANC+ WAVE ( REVOLUTION1 >E MAK+ UP !IR M9DS TO MAKE A /& ON ! 
GR\ND ( M]E BRUTE =CE1 :I* AT PRES5T !Y >E ABLE TO COM- M&4  

,)\T WI%+ ANY MORE ?AN ! AU?OR TO CLAIM ! GIFT ( PROPHECY1 ,I 
V5TURE TO /ATE ?AT MY [N HOPE LIES 9 CONV]T+ ! ASSOCIAT$ WORKM5 TO 
,SOCIALISM1 & 9 !IR ORGANIZ+ A GREAT 9CLUSIVE BODY1 :I* W\LD FEEL 
ITSELF CONSCI\SLY AT /RIFE ) ! PROPRIET>Y CLASS1 & ITS ORGAN 
,P>LIAM5T2 :I* W\LD REGULATE LABOR 9 ! 9T]E/ ( ! WORK]S AS WELL 
AS MI<T BE UND] ! PRES5T SY/EM TILL ! TIME WAS RIPE = ! G5]AL 
ASS]TION ( ! PR9CIPLES ( ,SOCIALISM1 & = ! BEG9N+ ( !IR 
PRACTICE1 :5 ,P>LIAM5T MI<T BE US$ ME*ANICALLY = ! SETT+ =? ( A 
FEW 5ACTM5TS RA!R DE/RUCTIVE ?AN CON/RUCTIVE1 SO AS TO ALL[ FRE$1 BUT 
ORGANIZ$ LABOR TO TAKE ITS DUE PLACE1 & ?R[ (F ! M]E 5CUMBRANCES 
:I* >E SO WELL DEALT ) 9 ?IS BOOK4  

,I DO NOT SUPPOSE ! AU?OR WILL DIFF] FROM ME 9 ?9K+ SU* AN 
ORGANIZ$ BODY ( PRACTICAL OP9ION NECESS>Y2 SO ?AT \R DIFF]5CE ( 
OP9ION IS REALLY N>R[ 5\<1 & ,I NE$ SAY NO MORE AB\T IT1 BUT WILL ONLY 
HOPE ?AT ?AT OP9ION WILL SPE$ILY GR[ & ?AT ALL DISPUTE AS TO ! MEANS 
( ATTA9+ ,SOCIALISM WILL FALL DEAD BE=E ! NECESS>Y ACTION :I* EV5TS 
WILL =CE ON US4  

,9 CONCLUSION1 ,I HE>TILY RECOMM5D ?IS BOOK AS A USEFUL MANUAL1 :I* 
REALLY FULFILLS ! PROMISE ( ITS TITLE1 ( MAK+ ,SOCIALISM PLA92 A MO/ 
IMPORTANT FUNCTION TO FULFILL4  

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