,WORKH\SE ,SOCIALISM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,WORKH\SE ,SOCIALISM0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #f1 ,NO4 #b#e#a1 #a ,NOVEMB] #a#h#i1 P4#c#d#e-#c#d#f2 
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',G5]AL' ,BOO? NO D\BT DOES DES]VE HIS TITLE2 HIS CONDUCT ( ! ',>MY' %[S ?AT HE IS A G5]AL ( NO MEAN ORD]4 ,BUT LIKE O!R PEOPLE1 HE HAS ! 'DEFECTS ( HIS QUALITIES' AS ! ,FR5* PHRASE IT1 & A GOOD G5]AL IS NOT LIKELY TO BE A GOOD CITIZ52 = IT IS ! BUS9ESS ( A G5]AL TO SACRIFICE EV]Y?+ TO IMM$IATE SUCCESS1 & ,I CANNOT HELP ?9K+ ?AT ! ,SALVATION ,G5]AL DOES NOT FALL BEH9D O!RS ( HIS K9D 9 ?IS RESPECT4 

,ANYH[1 HIS 'GREAT S*EME' AS IT IS CALL$1 SEEMS ON ! FACE ( IT TO BE MEANT AS A BAIT TO CAT* ?OSE :O >E LOOK+ OP5-M\!D = SOME?+ TO HAPP5 9 ! WAY ( ! IMPROVEM5T ( LIFE 9 ?IS WORLD1 ! R$UCTION ( SOME ( ! MIS]Y ( MOD]N CIVILIZATION4 ,9DE$1 !RE >E PL5TY ( WELL-MEAN+ PEOPLE ) MONEY TO SP>E WILL+ TO IMP>T IT TO ! SETT+ ON FOOT ( A 'WELL-CONSID]$ S*EME' = ! EAS+ ( !IR CONSCI5CES BY MEANS ( ! AMELIORATION ( ! LOT ( ! POOR2 ESPECIALLY IF SU* A S*EME SEEMS LIKELY TO DULL ! DISCONT5T N[ SO RAPIDLY RIS+ ALL R\ND AB\T US1 & :I* WE HOPE WILL ONE DAY1 PUT AN 5D TO PHILAN?ROPY BY ABOLI%+ POV]TY4 ,A SAFE S*EME = ! REG5]ATION ( SOCIETY IS LIKELY TO MAKE RI* PEOPLE OP5 !IR PURSES1 & ,I ?9K IT IS NO 9JU/ICE TO ! ,G5]AL TO SAY ?AT HE KN[S ?IS WELL 5\<4 ,O!RWISE HE MI<T HAVE DISCOV]$ ANY TIME !SE TWELVE YE>S ?AT BE=E PEOPLE CAN TURN !IR ATT5TION TO RELIGION1 OR ANY?+ ELSE ?AN ! SATISFACTION ( !IR DAILY NE$S1 '!Y MU/ BE HELP$ \T ( !IR PRES5T SOCIAL MIS]IES'4 

,MEANTIME1 S9CE ,MR ,BOO? IS BE+ PROCLAIM$ A NEW ,SOCIALI/1 & A PROPHET AT ?AT 9 SOME QU>T]S1 IT MAY BE AS WELL TO LOOK = A M9UTE AT HIS S*EME & SEE :AT IT IS WOR?1 BE>+ 9 M9D ?AT IT IS PUT =W>D CONFESS$LY AS A SORT ( %OE+-HORN = A PECULI>LY DEGRAD+ =M ( A WORN-\T SUP]/ITION1 :I* SEES 9 ! /RUGGL+ WORLD ( M5 ) ALL ITS ASPIRATIONS & EV]Y *ANG+ SUCCESSION ( DE$S1 LITTLE MORE ?AN AN APP5DAGE & PLAY?+ ( AN IRRESPONSIBLE MA/]1 :O NEI!R ASKS NOR ALL[S MANK9D TO UND]/& HIM OR HIS >BITR>Y COMM&S4 

,= SU* A S*EME ( ! UNIV]SE1 ?IS SOCIAL S*EME ( ,MR ,BOO?'S = DEAL+ ) ! WORLD AS IT IS1 IS P]HAPS GOOD 5\<1 BUT = ANYBODY ) MANLY HOPES = F9D+ HIMSELF ONE ( A B& ( FRI5DS1 ) A ,GOD1 IF HE HAS A ,GOD1 :O IS ALSO A FRI5D1 ?IS S*EME ( RE=M IS 9EXPRESSIBLY %ABBY & SORDID4 

,YET1 9 A WAY1 WE %\LD ?ANK HIM = ! FIGURE ( SPEE* UND] :I* HE %[S US ! LABOR ( MOD]N CIVILIZATION2 OR1 TO SPEAK MORE PLA9LY1 ! M5 :O LABOR4 ,SAYS HE3 ',! CAB-HORSE HAS ITS *>T] ( TWO PO9TS2 WORK IS F\ND = IT1 ) FOOD & LODG+ SUFFICI5T TO 5ABLE IT TO GET ?R\< ITS DAILY TASK -- ?AT IS ! FIR/2 ! SECOND IS ?AT :5 IT FALLS D[N1 :E!R IT BE BY ITS [N FAULT1 OR BY ?AT ( O!RS1 IT IS HELP$ UP AGA9 -- ALL QUE/IONS AS TO :O WAS RESPONSIBLE = ITS FALL BE+ DEF]R$ UNTIL IT IS SET UPON ITS FEET AGA96' 

,WE HAVE SAID SOME?+ LIKE ?IS \RSELVES FROM TIME TO TIME1 ONLY WE W]E LOOK+ ON ?IS /ATE ( ?+S AS A CONDITION TO BE /RUGGL$ \T (1 :ILE TO ,G5]AL ,BOO? IT IS AN IDEAL :I* HAS TO BE ATTA9$ TO4 ,WE MU/ NE$S ?ANK ! ,G5]AL = %[+ US SO CLE>LY ?AT WE HAVE NOT YET REA*$ ! CAB-HORSE /AGE ( PROSP]ITY4 

,IT IS NATURAL ?AT ,G5]AL ,BOO? FROM ! /&PO9T ( ?IS CAB-HORSE IDEAL %\LD SNE] AT ?OSE :O V5TURE TO HOPE ?AT CIVILIZ$ M5 MAY ONE DAY BECOME AS HAPPY AS SAVAGES & SOME:AT MORE WEAL?Y4 ,NATURAL ALSO ?AT AS A 'PRACTICAL MAN' HE %\LD DECL>E HIMSELF UNABLE TO WAIT ANY LONG] ?AN ! TIME NECESS>Y = EFFECT+ ! SMALLE/ & MO/ MIS]ABLE ( IMPROVEM5TS4 ,?IS IS AN OLD /ORY ?AT WE >E QUITE US$ TO BY ?IS TIME2 = WE HAVE SE5 ON ! ONE H& USELESS PALLIATIVES & BL9D-ALLEYS ( POLITICAL TRICK]Y GONE 9 = ) 5?USIASM1 & ON ! O!R FOOLI% PIECES ( RA%NESS ELEVAT$ 9TO PR9CIPLES TO BE ADOR$ ?R\< ?ICK & ?91 ALL ON ! GR\ND ?AT WE 'CANNOT WAIT'2 :5 9 GOOD TRU? WE MU/ WAIT = ALL ?AT IS WOR? HAV+ TILL PEOPLE'S M9DS >E SUFFICI5TLY IMPRESS$ BY ! COM+ *ANGE TO ALL[ US TO TAKE DEF9ITE ACTION4 

,AS = ! 'PRACTICAL MAN' 9 QUE/ION1 ! ,G5]AL3 HIS PRACTICAL S*EME DOES NOT COME TO MU*2 ON ! :OLE1 IT COMES TO LESS ?AN ANY EVASION ( ! REAL QUE/ION :I* HAS BE5 BE=E ! PUBLIC4 ,:ATEV] 9 IT IS NOT %E] NONS5SE -- 'UTILIZ+ ! WA/E ( ,LONDON'1 & SO =? -- SEEMS TO BE TAK5 FROM ,MR ,H]B]T ,MILLS' WORKH\SE COLONY PLAN1 :I* ITSELF WAS TAK5 FROM ! ,DUT* BEGG>-COLONIES S*EME ACTUALLY 9 OP]ATION4 

,9 FACT1 ?IS WOND]FUL NEW S*EME ( ,SALVATION ,SOCIALISM WILL NOT SAVE MANY BODIES1 :ATEV] IT MAY DO = S\LS4 ,IT IS A V]Y L[ =M ( :AT MAY BE CALL$1 = LACK ( A BETT] NAME1 ,WORKH\SE ,SOCIALISM1 :I* TAKES IT = GRANT$ ?AT ! WORK]S MU/ BE 9 ! MA9 PAUP]S1 & :I* CA/S AB\T = DEVICES AT ONCE TO GET !M BETT] RATIONS & TO L[] ! CO/ ( KEEP+ !M TO ! CAPITALI/S4 ,! PR(ESSORS ( ?IS K9D ( ,SOCIALISM 7SAVE ! M>K67 CAN SEE ONLY ?AT P>T ( ! WORK]S :O HAVE BE5 SO DEGRAD$ BY ! VILE SY/EM UND] :I* WE LIVE ?AT !Y SEEM AT LEA/ :OLLY UNABLE TO HELP !MSELVES1 & SO >E FIT SUBJECTS TO BE TROTT$ AB\T & ORGANIZ$ BY ?OSE ( ! WELL-TO-DO :O >E AFRAID OR A%AM$ ( ! HUGE MASS ( MIS]Y :I* !Y =M4 ,!SE G5TLEM5 NEV] TAKE ANY C\NT ( :ATEV] IS SELF-RELIANT OR ?\<TFUL AMONG ! WORK]S1 BELIEV+ !M1 P]HAPS1 TO BE TOO RESPECTABLE TO BE EI!R UNHAPPY OR DISCONT5T$ -- 9 %ORT1 DANG]\S TO ! /ABILITY ( SOCIETY4 ,I ?9K !Y >E RECKON+ )\T !IR HO/1 & ?AT IT IS RA!R FROM ! WORK-%OPS ?AN ! SLUMS ?AT ! S]I\S ATTACK ON 'CIVILIZ$ SOCIETY' WILL COME1 ?\< ,I ADMIT IT MAY COME ) SICK5+ SL[NESS4 ,?AT IS NOT SO MU* \R BUS9ESS AS ! MAK+ IT SURE1 AS WE C]TA9LY %ALL4 

,9DE$1 ! REAL PO9T ( 9T]E/ 9 ,G5]AL ,BOO?'S CABHORSE ,SOCIALISM IS ?AT HE %\LD HAVE F\ND IT NECESS>Y TO TAKE UP ! MIS]IES ( ! DIS9H]IT$ 9 ORD] TO KEEP HIS ,>MY GO+ & TO ADV]TISE IT4 ,A FEW YE>S AGO SU* A MOVE W\LD NOT HAVE BE5 ?\<T (4 ,N[ NO?+ IS ( ANY 9T]E/ 9 POLITICS1 SOCIOLOGY1 OR RELIGION :I* DOES NOT MANAGE TO P9 ITSELF TO ! SUBJECT ( ! IMP5D+ *ANGE :I* IS C]TA9LY COM+ ON ! WORLD4 ,! FAILURE ( CIVILIZATION IS MANIFE/ TO EV]YONE :O TAKES ! TR\BLE TO ?9K AT ALL1 TO EV]YONE :O IS NOT FOSSILIZ$ BY P>TY POLITICAL W>F>E4 ,?AT GA9 AT LEA/ WE HAVE WON1 & IT IS NO SMALL ONE4 

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