,*APT] #i ,! ,9DU/RIAL ,REVOLUTION 9 ,5GL& ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS ,TEXT 3 ,9 \R LA/ TWO *APT]S WE HAD TO DEAL ) A REVOLUTION :I* WAS AS RI* 9 DRAMATIC 9T]E/1 & AS OBVI\SLY SO1 AS ANY P]IOD 9 ! HI/ORY ( ! WORLD4 ,WE HAVE N[ TO NOTE A S]IES ( EV5TS ! WELL-SPR+ ( :I* WAS ,GREAT ,BRITA94 ,?IS S]IES IS NOT USUALLY CONNECT$ BY MOD]N HI/ORIANS SO AS TO BE DIGNIFI$ BY ! NAME ( A ,REVOLUTION2 BUT IT IS ONE NEV]!LESS1 & IS AT LEA/ AS IMPORTANT 9 ITS BE>+ ON ! LIFE ( ! MOD]N WORLD AS ?AT MORE />TL+ &1 ON ! SURFACE1 MORE T]RIBLE ONE 9 ,FRANCE4 ,9 ! LA/ *APT] :]E9 ! CONDITION ( ,5GL& WAS DEALT )1 WE LEFT IT A PROSP]\S C\NTRY1 9 ! ORD9>Y S5SE ( ! WORD1 UND] ! RULE ( AN ORD]LY CON/ITUTIONALISM4 ,!RE WAS NO NE$ H]E = ! VIOL5T DE/RUCTION ( >I/OCRATIC PRIVILEGE2 IT WAS ( ITSELF MELT+ 9TO MONEY-PRIVILEGE1 & ALL WAS GETT+ READY = ! COMPLETE/ & SECURE/ SY/EM ( ! PLUND] ( LABOR :I* ! WORLD HAD YET SE54 ,5GL& WAS FREE 9 ! B\RGEOIS S5SE2 ?AT IS1 !RE W]E BUT A FEW *ECKS1 ! SURVIVALS ( E>LI] P]IODS1 TO 9T]F]E ) ! EXACTION ( ! TRIBUTE :I* LABOR HAS TO PAY TO PROP]TY TO BE ALL[$ TO LIVE4 ,9 A WORD1 ON ! ONE H& EXPLOITATION WAS VEIL$2 & ON ! O!R1 ! [N]S ( PROP]TY HAD NO LONG] ANY DUTIES TO P]=M 9 RETURN = ! ABOVE-SAID TRIBUTE4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ALL ?IS HAD TO GO ON ON A SMALL SCALE = A :ILE4 ,POPULATION HAD NOT 9CREAS$ L>GELY S9CE ! BEG9N+ ( ! SEV5TE5? C5TURY2 AGRICULTURE WAS FL\RI%+2 ONE-?IRTIE? ( ! GRA9 RAIS$ WAS EXPORT$ FROM ,5GL&2 ! WORK+-CLASSES W]E NOT H>D PRESS$1 & C\LD NOT YET BE B\GE MANUFACTUR+ T[NS1 & NO NE$ = !M2 ! PRES5CE ( ! MAT]IAL TO BE WORK$ UP1 RA!R ?AN ! MEANS = WORK+ IT ME*ANICALLY -- FUEL1 TO WIT -- GAVE A MANUFACTUR+ *>ACT] TO ?IS OR ?AT C\NTRY-SIDE4 ,IT WAS1 = EXAMPLE1 ! %EEP-PA/URES ( ! ,YORK%IRE HILL-SIDES1 & NOT ! EXI/5CE ( COAL B5EA? !M1 :I* MADE ! NEIT]S ( ! GLOBE4 ,! APP>5T CONDITION ( LABOR 9 ?OSE DAYS SEEMS ALMO/ IDYLLIC1 COMP>$ ) :AT IT N[ IS3 BUT IT MU/ BE REMEMB]$ ?AT !N AS N[ ! WORK] WAS 9 ! H&S ( ! MONOPOLI/ ( L& & RAW MAT]IAL2 NOR WAS IT LIKELY ?AT ! LATT] %\LD HAVE HELD HIS SPECIAL PRIVILEGE = TWO HUNDR$ YE>S )\T APPLY+ SOME SY/EM BY :I* IT C\LD BE MADE ! MO/ (4 ,BETWE5 ! P]IOD ( ! DECAY ( ! CRAFT-GILDS & ?IS LATT] HALF ( ! EIT ( ! WORK1 ACQUIRES GREAT PRECISION & SPE$ 9 ITS P]=MANCE4 ,9 %ORT1 EA* MAN IS NOT SO MU* A MA*9E AS A P>T ( A MA*9E4 ,AS1 = EXAMPLE1 IT TAKES FIVE M5 TO MAKE A GLASS-BOTTLE3 IT IS ! GR\P ( !SE FIVE M5 ?AT MAKES ! BOTTLE1 NOT ANY ONE ( !M4 ,IT IS CLE> ?AT UND] ?IS SY/EM ! 9DIVIDUAL WORKMAN IS 5TIRELY AT ! M]CY ( HIS MA/] ! CAPITALI/ 9 HIS CAPACITY ( SUP]9T5D] ( LABOR3 9 ORD] NOT TO BE CRU%$ BY HIM1 HE MU/ COMB9E TO OPPOSE HIS [N 9T]E/S TO ?OSE ( HIS EMPLOY]4 ,IT WAS BY ?IS SY/EM1 !N1 ?AT ! DEM&S ( ! GR[+ WORLD-M>KET W]E SUPPLI$ D[N TO ! 5D ( ! EIKS ! BEG9N+ ( ! TRANSITION BETWE5 ?IS SY/EM & ?AT ( ! GREAT MA*9E 9DU/RIES2 BUT HIS WORK IMPLIES ?R\<\T ! ,DIVISION ( ,LABOR SY/EM4 ,BUT ?AT SY/EM WAS N[ TO MELT 9TO ! NEW ONE3 ! WORKMAN1 FROM BE+ A MA*9E1 WAS TO BECOME ! AUXILI>Y ( A MA*9E4 ,! 9V5TION ( ! SP9N+- J5NY BY ,H>GREAVES 9 #agf IS ! FIR/ SYMPTOM ( ! BEG9N+ ( ?IS ,9DU/RIAL ,REVOLUTION4 ,FROM !NCE TO ! 9V5TION ( /EAM AS A MOTIVE-=CE1 & !NCE AGA9 TO \R [N DAYS1 ! /REAM ( 9V5TION HAS BE5 CONT9U\S4 ,! DISCOV]Y ?AT IRON C\LD BE MADE ) PIT-COAL REMOV$ ! SEAT ( ! IRON MANUFACTURE FROM ! WOOD$ C\NTRIES ( ! S\? & WE/1 :]E ! OLD IRON-WORKS1 CALL$ 'BLOOM]IES'1 US$ TO BE C>RI$ ON1 TO ! NOR!RN & MIDL& COAL DI/RICTS1 & ALL MANUFACTURE ( ANY IMPORTANCE FL[$ TO ! SEAT ( FUEL2 SO ?AT ,S\? ,LANCA%IRE1 = 9/ANCE1 WAS *ANG$ FROM A C\NTRY ( MOORL& & PA/URE1 ) A FEW M>KET T[NS & ! ANCI5T MANUFACTUR+ CITY ( ,MAN*E/]1 9TO A DI/RICT :]E ! 'VILLAGES'1 /ILL SO CALL$1 BUT ) POPULATIONS ( FIFTE5 OR TW5TY ?\S& S\LS1 >E PRETTY MU* CONTIGU\S1 & ! C\NTRY HAS ALL BUT DISAPPE>$4 ,( C\RSE A GREAT P>T ( ?IS IS ! WORK ( ! YE>S ?AT HAVE FOLL[$ ON ! 9V5TION ( RAILWAYS2 BUT EV5 9 ! E>LI] P]IOD ( ?IS 9DU/RIAL REVOLUTION ! *ANGE WAS TREM5D\S & SUDD5 & ! SUFF]+S ( ! WORK+ CLASSES V]Y GREAT1 AS NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ALLEVIATE ! DI/RESS ?AT WAS SURE TO BE CAUS$ BY ! *ANGE FROM ! USE ( HUMAN H&S TO MA*9]Y4 ,NOR 9DE$ C\LD IT HAVE BE5 MADE 9 A C\NTRY GOV]N$ BY B\RGEOIS CON/ITUTIONALISM UNTIL MEASURES W]E ACTUALLY =C$ ON ! GOV]NM5T4 ,9 #ahaa ! PREVAIL+ DI/RESS WAS BETOK5$ BY ! FIR/ \TBREAK ( ! ,LUDDITES4 ,!SE W]E ORGANIZ$ B&S ( M5 :O W5T AB\T BREAK+ UP ! MA*9]Y :I* WAS ! IMM$IATE CAUSE ( !IR WANT ( EMPLOYM5T & CONSEQU5T />VATION4 ,! LOCALITY :]E !SE RIOTS W]E MO/ FREQU5T WAS ! NOR!RN MIDL& C\NTIES1 :]E ! NEWLY-9V5T$ /OCK+-FRAMES W]E SPECIALLY OBNOXI\S TO !M4 ,! ,LUDDITES BECAME ! TYPE ( BODIES ( RIOT]S :O BY A HALF-BL9D 9/9CT ?R\<\T ?IS P]IOD ?REW !MSELVES AGA9/ ! ADVANC+ BATTALIONS ( 9DU/RIAL REVOLUTION4 ,9 #a#h#a#f1 ! YE> :I* FOLL[$ ! PEACE ) ,FRANCE1 ! CESSATION ( ALL ! W> 9DU/RIES ?REW MORE PEOPLE /ILL \T ( EMPLOYM5T1 & 9 ADDITION ! H>VE/ WAS A SPECIALLY BAD ONE4 ,AS A CONSEQU5CE1 ?IS HUNG] 9SURRECTION WAS ESPECIALLY VIOL5T 9 ?AT YE>4 ,! RIOTS W]E PUT D[N ) CORRESPOND+ VIOL5CE1 & ! RIOT]S PUNI%$ ) ! UTMO/ H>%NESS4 ,BUT AS TIMES M5D$ SOME:AT ?IS 9SURRECTION1 :I* WAS1 AS WE HAVE SAID1 A M]E MATT] ( HUNG]1 & WAS F\ND$ ON NO PR9CIPLE1 DI$ \T1 AL?\< = A TIME RIOTS HAV+ = !IR OBJECT DE/RUCTION ( PROP]TY1 ESPECIALLY ( ! PLANT & /OCK ( MANUFACTUR]S1 W5T ON ?R\< ! :OLE ( ! FIR/ HALF ( ! C5TURY4 ,! ',PLUG ,RIOTS'7#a71 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! ,*>TI/ AGITATION1 MAY BE TAK5 = AN EXAMPLE ( !SE4 ,IT WAS A NECESS>Y CONSEQU5CE ( ! 9TRODUCTION ( ELABORATE MA*9]Y ?AT WOM5 & *ILDR5 %\LD BE L>GELY EMPLOY$ 9 FACTORIES TO DIM9I% ! NUMB] ( ADULT MALES4 ,?IS RES\RCE = ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! PR(ITS ( ! NEW SY/EM WAS US$ BY ! MANUFACTUR]S ) ! UTMO/ RECKLESSNESS1 TILL AT LA/ IT BECAME CLE> TO ! B\RGEOIS GOV]NM5T ?AT ! SC&AL CREAT$ BY ITS ABUSE W\LD PUT AN 5D TO ITS USE ALTOGE!R1 UNLESS SOME?+ W]E DONE TO PALLIATE ITS IMM$IATE EVILS2 & ACCORD+LY A S]IES ( ,FACTORY ,ACTS W]E PASS$1 9 ! TEE? ( ! MO/ /R5U\S & UNSCRUPUL\S RESI/ANCE ON ! P>T ( ! CAPITALI/S1 :O GRUDG$ ! IMM$IATE LOSS :I* RESULT$ 9 ! HAMP]+ ( ! 'RO>+ TRADE' !Y W]E DRIV+1 EV5 ?\< IT W]E = ! ULTIMATE B5EFIT ( !IR CLASS4 ,! FIR/ ( !SE ,ACTS :I* WAS REALLY 9T5D$ TO WORK WAS PASS$ 9 #a#h#c1 & !Y W]E CONSOLIDAT$ F9ALLY 9 #a#h#f#g4 ,IT %\LD BE UND]/OOD ?AT !SE ,ACTS W]E NOT 9T5D$ TO B5EFIT ! GREAT MASS ( ADULT WORK]S1 BUT W]E RA!R CONCESSIONS TO ! \TCRY ( ! PHILAN?ROPI/S AT ! CONDITION ( ! WOM5 & ESPECIALLY ! *ILDR5 SO EMPLOY$4 ,MEAN:ILE1 9 SPITE ( ALL ! SUFF]+ CAUS$ BY ! ,9DU/RIAL ,REVOLUTION1 IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE = ! CAPITALI/S TO 5GROSS ! :OLE ( ! PR(ITS GA9$ BY IT1 OR AT LEA/ TO GO ON PIL+ !M UP 9 AN EV]-9CREAS+ RATIO4 ,! CLASS /RUGGLE TOOK ANO!R =M1 BESIDES ?AT ( M]E HUNG] RIOTS & =CIBLE REPRESSION1 ?AT ( ! ,TRADE ,UNIONS4 ,AL?\< ! PRIM>Y 9T5TION ( !SE WAS ! F\NDATION ( B5EFIT SOCIETIES1 AS ) ! FIR/ GUILDS ( ! E>LY ,MIDDLE ,AGES1 LIKE !M ALSO !Y HAD SOON TO TAKE 9 H& MATT]S DEAL+ ) ! REGULATION ( LABOR4 ,! FIR/ /RUGGLES ( ! TRADES' UNIONS ) CAPITAL TOOK PLACE :ILE !Y W]E /ILL ILLEGAL2 BUT ! REPEAL ( ! LAW AGA9/ ! COMB9ATION ( WORKM5 9 #ahbd SET !M FREE 9 ?AT RESPECT1 & !Y SOON BEGAN TO BE A P[] 9 ! C\NTRY4 ,AID$ BY ! RIS+ TIDE ( COMM]CIAL PROSP]ITY1 :I* MADE ! CAPITALI/S MORE WILL+ TO YIELD UP SOME P>T ( !IR 5ORM\S PR(ITS RA!R ?AN C>RY ON ! /RUGGLE A L'\TRANCE1 !Y PREVAIL$ 9 MANY TRADE CONTE/S1 & SUCCE$+ 7SIC7 9 RAIS+ ! /&>D ( LIVELIHOOD = SKILL$ WORKM51 ?\< ( C\RSE BY NO MEANS 9 PROPORTION TO ! HUGE 9CREASE 9 ! SUM ( ! NATIONAL 9COME4 ,FUR!R ?AN ?IS IT WAS & IS IMPOSSIBLE = !M TO GO SO LONG AS !Y RECOGNIZE ! CAPITALI/S AS A NECESS>Y P>T ( ! ORGANIZATION ( LABOR4 ,IT WAS NOT AT FIR/ UND]/OOD BY ! CAPITALI/ CLASS ?AT !Y DID SO RECOGNIZE !M1 & CONSEQU5TLY 9 ! P]IOD ( !IR E>LY SUCCESSES ! TRADES' UNIONS W]E CONSID]$ M]E REVOLUTIONI/S1 & W]E TREAT$ TO ?AT K9D ( VIRUL5T & C[>DLY ABUSE & 9SULT1 :I* ! %OPKEEP] 9 T]ROR = HIS %OP ALWAYS HAS AT HIS TONGUE.<'.>S 5D4 ,! ABOLITION ( ! CORN-LAWS 9 #ahdg & ! CONSEQU5T *EAP5+ ( NECESS>Y FOOD = ! WORK]S1 ! DISCOV]Y ( GOLD 9 ,CALI=NIA & ,AU/RALIA1 ! PRODIGI\S 9CREASE 9 ! LUXURY & EXP5DITURE ( ! UPP] & MIDDLE-CLASSES1 ALL ! ACTION & REACTION ( ! COMM]CIAL IMPULSE CREAT$ BY ! GREAT MA*9E 9DU/RIES1 GAVE AN APPE>ANCE ( G5]AL PROSP]ITY TO ! C\NTRY1 9 :I*1 AS WE HAVE SAID1 ! SKILL$ WORKM5 DID P>TAKE TO A C]TA9 EXT5T2 & ! VIEWS ( MIDDLE-CLASS OPTIMI/S AS TO ! CONT9UANCE ( B\RGEOIS PROGRESS1 & ! GRADUAL ABSORPTION ( ALL ! WOR?Y P>T ( ! WORK+-CLASSES 9TO ITS RANKS SEEM$ CONFIRM$ TILL )9 ! LA/ FEW YE>S2 ALL ! MORE AS ! PRACTICAL TRIUMPH ( ! ,LIB]AL P>TY HAD CEAS$ TO MAKE 'POLITICS' A BURN+ QUE/ION4 ,NEV]!LESS1 AS A SIGN ?AT ! UND]GR\ND LAVA HAD NOT CEAS$ FL[+1 IT WAS NOTIC$ ?AT EV] S9CE ! RIP5+ ( ! GREAT 9DU/RIES1 9 P]IODS ( AB\T T5 YE>S CAME RECURR+ DEPRESSIONS ( TRADE2 !SE W]E ACC\NT$ = 9 V>I\S +5I\S WAYS1 BUT O!RWISE DID NOT TR\BLE ! CAPITALI/ M9D1 :I* GOT TO CONSID] ?IS ALSO1 BECAUSE ( ITS REGUL> RECURR5CE1 AS A SIGN ( ! /ABILITY ( ! PRES5T SY/EM1 & M]ELY LOOK$ UPON IT AS A ?+ TO BE TAK5 9TO ! G5]AL AV]AGE & 9SUR$ AGA9/ 9 ! USUAL MANN]4 ,BUT )9 ! LA/ FEW YE>S ?IS LATE/ ET]NAL B\RGEOIS PROVID5CE HAS FAIL$ US4 ,! NATIONS :OM WE ASSUM$ W\LD NEV] DO ANY?+ BUT PROVIDE US ) RAW MAT]IALS1 HAVE BECOME \R RIVALS 9 MANUFACTURE & \R COMPETITORS 9 ! WORLD-M>KET1 :ILE [+ TO ! FACT ?AT ,AM]ICA HAS 5ORM\S /RET*ES ( EASILY TILL$ VIRG9 SOIL1 :I* DOES NOT NE$ MANURE1 & ?AT ! CLIMATE ( ,9DIA MAKES IT EASY TO SUPPORT LIFE !RE1 ?OSE TWO C\NTRIES SUPPLY US ) SU* L>GE AM\NTS ( GRA91 & AT SO *EAP A RATE1 ?AT RAIS+ IT 9 ,5GL& HAS BECOME UNPR(ITABLE2 SO ?AT ! F>M]S >E POOR1 & ! L&LORDS CANNOT GET ! SAME R5TS = AGRICULTURAL L& AS =M]LY4 ,! EXPORTS HAVE FALL5 (F2 T[NS :]E SIX YE>S AGO TRADE WAS FL\RI%+ & WAGES HI<1 >E N[ 5CUMB]$ ) A POPULATION :I* !Y CANNOT F9D EMPLOYM5T =2 & ?\< FROM TIME TO TIME !RE >E RUMORS ( IMPROVEM5T 9 TRADE1 NO?+ COMES ( !M1 & PEOPLE >E OBLIG$ TO AWAIT SOME /ROKE ( MAGIC :I* %ALL BR+ US BACK \R OLD PROSP]ITY '( LEAPS & B\NDS'4 ,! FACT IS ?AT ! COMM]CE ( ! GREAT 9DU/RIES HAS 5T]$ 9S5SIBLY 9TO ITS SECOND /AGE1 & M]E CUT?ROAT COMPETITION BETWE5 ! DIFF]5T NATIONS HAS TAK5 ! PLACE ( ! B5EVOL5T COMM]CIAL DESPOTISM ( ! ONLY NATION :I* WAS ?OR\$ TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ! ,9DU/RIAL ,REVOLUTION -- ,GREAT ,BRITA91 TO WIT4 ,?IS SECOND /AGE IS D\BTLESS PREP>+ ! F9AL ONE :I* WILL 5D ) ! DEA? ( ! :OLE B\RGEOIS COMM]CIAL SY/EM4 ,MEAN:ILE1 :AT IS ! REAL SOCIAL PRODUCT ( ! ,9DU/RIAL ,REVOLUTION8 ,WE ANSW] ! F9AL TRIUMPH ( ! MIDDLE-CLASSES1 MAT]IALLY1 9TELLECTUALLY1 & MORALLY4 ,AS ! RESULT ( ! GREAT POLITICAL REVOLUTION 9 ,FRANCE WAS ! ABOLITION ( >I/OCRATIC PRIVILEGE1 & ! DOM9ATION 9 ! WORLD ( POLITICS ( ! B\RGEOISIE1 :I* HI!RTO HAD HAD LITTLE TO DO ) IT1 SO ! ,5GLI% ,9DU/RIAL ,REVOLUTION MAY BE SAID TO HAVE CREAT$ A NEW COMM]CIAL MIDDLE-CLASS HI!RTO UNKN[N TO ! WORLD4 ,?IS CLASS ON ! ONE H& CONSOLIDAT$ ALL ! GR\PS ( ! MIDDLE-CLASS ( ! PREC$+ EPO*1 SU* AS C\NTRY SQUIRES L>GE & SMALL1 BIG F>M]S1 M]*ANTS1 MANUFACTUR]S1 %OPKEEP]S1 & PR(ESSIONAL M52 & MADE !M SO CONSCI\S ( !IR SOLID>ITY1 ?AT ! ORD9>Y REF9$ & ?9K+ MAN ( TO-DAY CANNOT REALLY SEE ANY O!R CLASS AT ALL1 BUT ONLY \TSIDE HIS [N CLASS C]TA9 HET]OG5E\S GR\PS TO BE US$ AS 9/RUM5TS = ! FUR!R ADVANCEM5T ( ?AT CLASS4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 IT HAS ATTA9$ SU* COMPLETE DOM9ATION ?AT ! UPP]-CLASSES >E M]ELY ADJUNCTS TO IT & S]VANTS ( IT4 ,9 FACT1 !SE ALSO >E N[ ( ! B\RGEOIS CLASS1 AS !Y >E ALL 5GAG$ 9 COMM]CE 9 ONE WAY OR O!R3 EG41 ! HI<] NOBILITY >E ALL EI!R H\SE-AG5TS OR COAL-FACTORS1 & W\LD BE ( NO IMPORTANCE )\T !IR 'BUS9ESSES'4 ,MOREOV]1 /RIV+ EV] TO EXT5D ITSELF D[NW>D AS WELL AS UPW>DS1 ! 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