,SOCIALISM 9 ,5GL& 9 #ahhd 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,SOME ?REE YE>S AGO ANYONE :O HAD PR$ICT$ ! NEW BIR? ( ,SOCIALISM 9 ,5GL& W\LD HAVE BE5 LOOK$ UPON AS A DREAM]1 IF NOT CRAZY2 :ATEV] HOPES DEMOCRACY HAD W]E C5T]$ ON ! MORE ADVANC$ W+ ( ! ,LIB]AL P>TY1 :I* HAD JU/ C>RI$ ?AT QUE] COMPOSITE BODY TO VICTORY ALMO/ 9 SPITE ( ITSELF3 MANY WORDS NE$ NOT BE WA/$ 9 ! COLUMNS ( 0,J,U,/,I,C,E0 9 TALK+ ( ! SPE$Y DISAPPO9TM5T ( ANY HOPES = ! P>TY ( ! PEOPLE :I* HAD BE5 F\ND$ ON ?AT ,LIB]AL VICTORY1 & TO ?OSE ( US :O HAD MO/ FAI? 9 PROGRESS AS AN IDEA1 ! \TLOOK SEEM$ TO BE NO?+ BETT] ?AN A DRE>Y WA/E ( P]PETUAL ,:IG-,LIB]AL RULE1 FEEBLE & P$ANTIC1 EXCEPT :]E CO]CION WAS DEALT \T ) A LIB]AL H& TO ! ,IRI%1 DESP]ATE AT ! NEW DISAPPO9TM5T :I* FELL ON !M ) ! ACCESSION TO P[] ( ! 0GREAT ,LIB]AL P>TY40 ,?IS SEEM$ ! \TLOOK1 ,I SAY1 ONLY RELIEV$ BY ! HELPLESS GRUMBL+S ( A FEW ,RADICALS :O REALLY MEANT :AT !Y HAD SAID :ILE ! ,TORIES W]E /ILL 9 P[]1 & A /ILL FEW] IRRECONCILABLES1 :O W]E AT HE>T ,SOCIALI/S4 

,?AT ! \TLOOK IS N[ SO DIFF]5T MAY BE P>TLY DUE TO ! DISAPPO9TM5T CAUS$ BY ! COOL WAY 9 :I* ! ,LIB]AL LEAD]S SWALL[$ ALL !IR PROMISES2 ! P>TY ( ! PEOPLE C\LD NOT BE LOOK$ = 9 ?AT DIRECTION1 AMONG ! M5 7& !Y W]E ,RADICALS TOO7 :O *E]$ CO]CION TO ! E*O1 & SEEM$ REJOIC$ TO F9D ?AT !Y HAD NOT DES]V$ ! JE]S ( !IR ,TORY OPPON5TS1 BUT C\LD BE AS GOOD J+OES AS ! BE/ :5 OCCASION S]V$4 ,BUT ?\< ?IS DISAPPO9TM5T MI<T HAVE TAK5 SOME M5 \T ( ! ,LIB]AL CAMP1 IT W\LD HAVE BUT L&$ !M AS DISGU/$ NON-POLITICALS1 IF !RE HAD NOT BE5 =M+ ANO!R P>TY = !M TO JO9 & 9 :I* !Y MI<T BE ACTIVELY USEFUL2 ,SOCIALISM WAS NOT DEAD 9 ,5GL& 9 SPITE ( ALL APPE>ANCES TO ! CONTR>Y1 & ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,F$]ATION BY ITS \TSPOK5 RESI/ANCE TO CO]CION 9 ,IREL& & LAT] BY ITS C\RAGE\S1 ?\< ABORTIVE1 PROTE/ AGA9/ ! ABOLITION ( ! RI<T ( ASYLUM 9 ,5GL&1 HAD E>N$ ! RI<T ( BE+ CONSID]$ ! ONE ORGANIZATION1 :I* *]I%$ ! RI<TS ( ! PEOPLE4 ,) ?AT OBJECT 9 VIEW IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE = IT TO /OP %ORT ( A DIRECT DECL>ATION ( ADHESION TO ! PR9CIPLES ( ,SOCIALISM1 :I* DECL>ATION IT MADE BY ! PUBLICATION LA/ YE> ( ! MANIFE/O 0,SOCIALISM MADE ,PLA910 :I* HAS S9CE BE5 SO WIDELY DI/RIBUT$4 

,IT DOES NOT SEEM TOO MU* TO SAY ?AT ! CONSEQU5CES ( ?IS /EP WILL BE ( ! GREATE/ IMPORTANCE2 IT IS TRUE ?AT MANY ?\<TFUL MIDDLE-CLASS M5 W]E TURN+ TO ,SOCIALISM 9 ?IS C\NTRY AS ! ONLY S*EME ?AT GAVE ANY HOPE ( ESCAP+ FROM ! CORRUPTION ( SOCIETY :I* !Y HAVE FELT SO BITT]LY1 & ?AT NO BL9DNESS ( \R RUL]S OR C>ELESSNESS ( \R LIT]>Y LEAD]S W\LD LONG HAVE KEPT !M FROM ! S]I\S /UDY ( ,SOCIALISM2 BUT SU* A S*OOL ( ?9K]S MI<T LONG HAVE REMA9$ A S*OOL ( CULTIVAT$ ?9K]S ONLY1 TO :OM ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION W\LD HAVE BE5 BUT A HAPPY DREAM4 

,! HOPE ( ! SPE$Y ADV5T ( ?AT ,REVOLUTION IS N[ BE+ 9/ILL$ 9TO ?\S&S BY ! ACTION ( ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,F$]ATION1 & ,SOCIALISM IS RAPIDLY BECOM+ SOME?+ MORE 9 ?IS C\NTRY ?AN A SPECULATIVE PHILOSOPHY2 ITS PRACTICABILITY IS BE+ TE/$ BY \R PROPAG&A1 BY ! PREA*+ ( ?IS REAL GOSPEL TO ?OSE ?AT DO 9DE$ 9 !IR [N P]SONS NE$ A NEW GOSPEL1 IF !IR *ILDR5 >E NOT TO S9K L[] 9 ! SCALE ( HUMANITY ?AN ANY G5]ATION ( ,5GLI%M5 YET BORN4 ,TRUE IT IS ?AT !IR V]Y NE$ = REVOLUTION1 ! DEP? TO :I* ! SLAV]Y ( COMPETITION = SUBSI/5CE WAGES HAS EAT5 9TO !M SO TO SAY1 MAKES IT H>D] = !M TO CONCEIVE ( ANY POSSIBILITY ( A *ANGE2 YET UND\BT$LY ! HOPE IS SPREAD+1 & EV5 F> MORE SPE$ILY ?AN SOME ( US W\LD HAVE ?\<T POSSIBLE A LITTLE TIME AGO2 & IT IS CLE> ?AT :5 ! HOPE IS ONCE RECEIV$ 9TO ! HE>TS ( ! MASS ( \R PEOPLE1 ! BEG9N+ ( ! NEW DAY IS AT H&4 

,H]E !N IS A V]Y DIFF]5T /ATE ( ?+S FROM ?AT :I* EXI/$ 9 ! FIR/ DAYS ( ! PRES5T ,P>LIAM5T4 ,! ,TORY P>TY DE/ROY$2 ! ,LIB]AL P>TY A M]E SET ( GR\PS ONLY HELD TOGE!R BY A MORE ?AN HALF HYPOCRITICAL RESPECT = ,MR4 ,GLAD/ONE2 ! F\NDATIONS ( A ,EUROPEAN W> C>EFULLY LAID BY ! CONT5D+ FACTIONS1 NEI!R ( :I* HAVE ANY O!R IDEA ( POLICY ?AN SIMPLY DRIFT+2 AN AGITATION AGA9/ ! ,CON/ITUTION SET AGO+ AS A PIECE ( POLITICAL TACTICS1 :I* MAY BE F\ND MORE DIFFICULT TO MANAGE ?AN SOME AT LEA/ ( ! ,LIB]AL LEAD]S ?9K - ?AT IS ! \TLOOK ( ORD9>Y POLITICS4 

,MEANTIME ,SOCIETY IS P]MEAT$ BY AN UNEASY FEEL+ ?AT ALL IS NOT QUITE RI<T2 IF IT W]E NOT SO S]I\S IT W\LD BE LUDICR\S 9DE$ TO NOTE ! FEV]I% ANXIETY ( \R PHILAN?ROPI/S BO? P]SONALLY & AS A BODY TO PROVE ?AT !IR NO/RUMS >E REALLY ( SOME USE4 0,SOCIETY0 IS SICK1 & LIKE ! DEVIL UND] LIKE CIRCUM/ANCES1 W\LD FA9 BE A SA9T4 

,IT IS NOT WOND]FUL ?AT 9TELLIG5T MIDDLE-CLASS M5 %\LD BE DEEPLY /RUCK BY ALL ?IS & %\LD F9D !MSELVES ,SOCIALI/S ALMO/ )\T KN[+ IT4 ,AS ,I HAVE SAID1 IF !IR ADHESION TO ! CAUSE W]E ALL1 !RE W\LD BE LITTLE *ANCE ( A SPE$Y & ORD]LY ,REVOLUTION 9 ,5GL&2 IT W\LD COME 9DE$1 BUT MO/ PROBABLY ) SPASMS ( M]E MIS]Y & />VATION EMPHASIZ$ BY HUNG] RIOTS2 ! 9TELLIG5T DET]M9ATION ( ! WORK]S TO PUT AN 5D TO WAGE-SLAV]Y & CAPITALISM BY NATIONALIZ+ ALL ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & EX*ANGE IS ! ONE ?+ NECESS>Y = C>RY+ ON A CIVILIZ$ REVOLUTION4 

,!RE >E *E]+ SIGNS ON ALL SIDES ?AT ?IS WILL NOT BE LACK+ TO US 9 ,5GL&4 ,?OSE :OM ,SOCIALISM ONCE GETS HOLD ( %[ A REAL DEVOTION TO ! CAUSE :I* MAY WELL BE CALL$ 0RELIGI\S40 ,ONE ?+ !Y HAVE TO ADD TO ?AT DEVOTION1 & WE %ALL BE ON ! ROAD TO VICTORY2 ?AT ONE ?+ IS ORGANIZATION4 ,I HOPE \R COMRADES WILL EXCUSE ME GIV+ ?IS ONE H9T ON ! OCCASION ( ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,F$]ATION COMMEMORAT+ ITS F\R? YE> ( EXI/5CE4 

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