,! ,T5 ,COMM&M5TS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,! ,T5 ,COMM&M5TS0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #b1 ,NO4 #d#f1 #bg ,NOVEMB] #a#h#h#f1 P4#b#g#f2 
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,AMONG ! >TICLES 9 ! ',MALL ,PALL ,GAZETTE' OCCUR SOME ?AT EXPRESS SAD TR\BLE AB\T ! T5 COMM&M5TS4 ,!SE >E ALWAYS ( A PECULI> *>ACT]1 SO ?AT IT IS SAFE TO ASSUME ?AT !Y >E WRITT5 BY ONE P]SON2 & ?AT P]SON'S FUNCTION SEEMS TO BE TO REPRESS ! EXCESSES ( ?OSE CONTRIBUTORS TO ! J\RNAL :O >E ,SOCIALI/IC 9 T5D5CY4 ,IT IS NOT ! BUS9ESS ( ! ,COMMONWEAL TO CRITICIZE LIT]ATURE1 SO WE MAY LEAVE ! /YLE ( ! ABOVE-SAID CONTRIBUTOR ALONE2 BUT HIS ANXIETY AS TO ! FATE ( ! T5 COMM&M5TS 9 A FUTURE /ATE ( SOCIETY1 :I* IS %>$1 D\BTLESS1 BY MANY WELL-TO-DO PEOPLE1 IS A LITTLE CURI\S1 CONSID]+ ! LIFE !Y LIVE 9 ! PRES5T ONE2 & !RE=E WE MAY BE ALL[$ TO ASK :I* ( ! T5 COMM&M5TS IT IS HE IS SO ANXI\S AB\T1 S9CE IT MAY BE ASSUM$ ?AT IT IS NOT ONE OR MORE ( ! !OLOGICAL ONES4 ,%\LD WE BE HAZ>D+ TOO MU* IF WE W]E TO GUESS ?AT IT IS ! SIX?1 :I* IS LIKELY TO BE NOT MU* HE$$ :5 ,IMP]IAL ,F$]ATION IS WELL ON FOOT1 & ! LIVES ( V>I\S NIGG]S /& 9 ! WAY ( ITS SUCCESS8 ,OR1 9DE$1 IS IT EV] HE$$1 SEE+ H[ %ORT ! LIFE ( ! WORK]S IS1 COMP>$ ) ?AT ( ! IDL]S1 & CONSID]+ H[ MANUFACTUR]S HAVE TO BE COMPELL$ BY FE> ( FIRE RA!R ?AN BY FE> ( IGNOM9Y1 TO TAKE ! MO/ ORD9>Y PRECAUTIONS AGA9/ ! ACCID5TAL DEA? ( !IR M58 ,OR IS IT ! T5?8 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT COVET+ A MAN'S GOODS IS ONLY A SMALL P>T ( ! PROCESS ( TAK+ !M AWAY FROM HIM2 & IT IS SO 9BR$ 9 US UND] \R ',SOCIETY' ( ,>TIFICIAL ,FAM9E1 ?AT WE DON'T HE$ ?AT \R B\RGEOIS MORALITY IS SPECIALLY CON/RUCT$ TO JU/IFY US1 OR A FEW ( US1 9 KEEP+ \R NEI<BORS POOR] ?AN !Y %\LD BE 9 ORD] ?AT WE MAY GR[ RI* ?R\< !IR POV]TY4 ,/ILL ! COMM&M5T IS AN IMPORTANT ONE1 & WOR? ANXIETY4 ,BUT COMM]CIAL MORALITY1 ?AT ( TO-DAY1 IS AN ORGANIZ$ SY/EM ( COVET+ \R NEI<BOR'S GOODS2 !RE=E ! WRIT] 9 QUE/ION MAY LET HIS ANXIETY GO BY ! BO>D ON ?AT SCORE1 S9CE ! COMM&M5T IS ALREADY BROK5 AS MU* AS IT CAN BE4 ,NOR1 SURELY1 NE$ ANXIETY = ! FUTURE ( ! EI<? KEEP HIM AWAKE AT NI<TS2 TIS QUITE DONE ) N[1 S9CE NOT ONLY >E MANY POOR DEVILS COMPELL$ TO /EAL = A LIVELIHOOD 7& ,I D\BT IF ! ,JEWI% LAWGIV] HAD ?AT 9 HIS M9D71 BUT ?AT :I* COMPELS !M TO DO SO IS ! UNCEAS+ ROBB]Y ( ! POOR BY ! RI*1 :I* IS SO HABITUAL ?AT IT HAS NOT ONLY BECOME LEGAL1 BUT IS ! V]Y BOND ( \R ,AU?ORITATIVE %AM-,SOCIETY1 ! BASIS ( 'LAW & ORD]'4 ,IT MAY BE SAID ?AT ?IS IS ! COMMONPLACE ( ,SOCIALISM1 & SO IT IS2 BUT IF ! WRIT] 9 ! ,PALL ,MALL CAN GIVE ANY O!R EXPLANATION ( ! MIS]IES ( \R SOCIETY ( RI* & POOR LET HIM DO SO1 & NOT %ELT] HIMSELF BEH9D A SUP]/ITI\S REG>D = AN ANCI5T RULE ( LIFE1 :I* HE & HIS HAVE LONG AGO CEAS$ TO PRACTICE1 BUT ! WORDS ( :I* !Y USE TO EVADE ! PROBLEMS ( CIVILIZATION1 BY ?R[+ !M 9 ! FACES ( PEOPLE EV5 MORE IGNORANT ?AN !MSELVES -- PEOPLE :O SUFF] FROM ! MIS=TUNE ( SUP]/ITION RA!R ?AN ! CRIME ( CANT4 ,TO !SE1 :O >E UNHAPPILY IGNORANT1 WE ,SOCIALI/S SAY ?AT 9 ! TRUE SOCIETY :I* WE >E /RIV+ TO REALIZE1 HONE/Y & MUTUAL RESPECT WILL BECOME SO HABITUAL ?AT ! V]Y MEAN+ ( !SE COMM&M5TS WILL HAVE GR[N DIM TO US4 

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