,PREFACE TO ,! ,NATURE ( ,GO?IC BY ,JOHN ,RUSK9 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

      ,! ,*APT] :I* IS H]E PUT BE=E ! READ] CAN BE WELL CONSID]$ AS A 
      SEP>ATE PIECE ( WORK1 AL?\< IT CONTA9S H]E & !RE REF]5CES TO :AT HAS 
      GONE BE=E 9 ,! ,/ONES ( ,V5ICE4 ,TO MY M9D1 & ,I BELIEVE TO SOME 
      O!RS1 IT IS ONE ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT ?+S WRITT5 BY ! AU?OR1 & 9 FUTURE 
      DAYS WILL BE CONSID]$ AS ONE ( ! V]Y FEW NECESS>Y & 9EVITABLE UTT]ANCES 
      ( ! C5TURY4 
     
     

      ,TO SOME ( US :5 WE FIR/ READ IT1 N[ MANY YE>S AGO1 IT SEEM$ TO PO9T \T A 
      NEW ROAD ON :I* ! WORLD %\LD TRAVEL4 ,& 9 SPITE ( ALL ! DISAPPO9TM5TS 
      ( =TY YE>S1 & AL?\< SOME ( US1 ,JOHN ,RUSK9 AMONG O!RS1 HAVE S9CE 
      LE>N$ :AT ! EQUIPM5T = ?AT J\RNEY MU/ BE1 & H[ MANY ?+S MU/ BE 
      *ANG$ BE=E WE >E EQUIPP$1 YET WE CAN /ILL SEE NO O!R WAY \T ( ! FOLLY 
      & DEGRADATION ( ,CIVILIZATION4 
     
     

      ,= ! LESSON :I* ,RUSK9 H]E TEA*ES US IS ?AT >T IS ! EXPRESSION ( MAN'S 
      PLEASURE 9 LABOR2 ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE = MAN TO REJOICE 9 HIS WORK1 =1 
      /RANGE AS IT MAY SEEM TO US TO-DAY1 !RE HAVE BE5 TIMES :5 HE DID REJOICE 9 
      IT2 & LA/LY1 ?AT UNLESS MAN'S WORK ONCE AGA9 BECOMES A PLEASURE TO HIM1 ! 
      TOK5 ( :I* *ANGE WILL BE ?AT BEAUTY IS ONCE AGA9 A NATURAL & NECESS>Y 
      ACCOMPANIM5T ( PRODUCTIVE LABOR1 ALL BUT ! WOR?LESS MU/ TOIL 9 PA91 & 
      !RE=E LIVE 9 PA94 ,SO ?AT ! RESULT ( ! ?\S&S ( YE>S ( MAN'S 
      EF=T ON ! E>? MU/ BE G5]AL UNHAPP9ESS & UNIV]SAL DEGRADATION2 
      UNHAPP9ESS & DEGRADATION1 ! CONSCI\S BURD5 ( :I* WILL GR[ 9 PROPORTION 
      TO ! GR[? ( MAN'S 9TELLIG5CE1 KN[L$GE1 & P[] OV] MAT]IAL NATURE4 
     
     

      ,IF ?IS BE TRUE1 AS ,I = ONE FIRMLY BELIEVE1 IT FOLL[S ?AT ! HALL[+ ( 
      LABOR BY >T IS ! ONE AIM = US AT ! PRES5T DAY4 
     
     

      ,IF ,POLITICS >E TO BE ANY?+ ELSE ?AN AN EMPTY GAME1 MORE EXCIT+ BUT LESS 
      9NOC5T ?AN ?OSE :I* >E CONFESS$LY GAMES ( SKILL OR *ANCE1 IT IS T[>D 
      ?IS GOAL ( ! HAPP9ESS ( LABOR ?AT !Y MU/ MAKE4 
     
     

      ,SCI5CE HAS 9 !SE LATT] DAYS MADE SU* /UP5D\S /RIDES1 & IS ATT5D$ BY 
      SU* A CR[D ( VOT>IES1 MANY ( :OM >E D\BTLESS S+LE-HE>T$1 & WOR%IP 9 
      H] NOT ! PURSE ( RI*ES & P[]1 BUT ! CASKET ( KN[L$GE1 ?AT %E SEEMS 
      TO NE$ NO MORE ?AN A LITTLE HUMILITY TO TEMP] ! 9SOL5CE ( H] TRIUMPH1 
      :I* HAS TAU<T US EV]Y?+ EXCEPT H[ TO BE HAPPY4 ,MAN HAS GA9$ ME*ANICAL 
      VICTORY OV] NATURE1 :I* 9 TIME TO COME HE MAY BE ABLE TO 5JOY1 9/EAD ( 
      />V+ AMID ( IT4 ,9 ?OSE DAYS SCI5CE ALSO MAY BE HAPPY2 YET NOT BE=E ! 
      SECOND BIR? ( ,>T1 ACCOMPANI$ BY ! HAPP9ESS ( LABOR1 HAS GIV5 H] RE/ 
      FROM ! TOIL ( DRAGG+ ! C> ( ,COMM]CE4 
     
     

      ,LA/LY IT MAY WELL BE ?AT ! HUMAN RACE WILL NEV] CEASE /RIV+ TO SOLVE ! 
      PROBLEM ( ! REASON = ITS [N EXI/5CE2 YET IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT IT MAY DO ?IS 
      9 A CALM] & MORE SATISFACTORY MOOD :5 IT HAS NOT TO ASK ! QUE/ION1 ,:Y 
      W]E WE BORN TO BE SO MIS]ABLE8 BUT RA!R1 ,:Y W]E WE BORN TO BE SO HAPPY8 
     
     

      ,AT LEA/ IT MAY BE SAID ?AT !RE IS TIME 5\< = US TO DEAL ) ?IS PROBLEM1 
      & ?AT IT NE$ NOT 5GROSS ! BE/ 5]GIES ( MANK9D1 :5 !RE IS SO MU* TO 
      DO O!R:]E4 
     
     

      ,BUT = ?IS AIM ( AT LA/ GA9+ HAPP9ESS ?R\< \R DAILY & NECESS>Y 
      LABOR1 ! TIME IS %ORT 5\<1 ! NE$ SO URG5T1 ?AT WE MAY WELL WOND] ?AT 
      ?OSE :O GROAN UND] ! BURD5 ( HAPP9ESS CAN ?9K ( ANY?+ ELSE1 & WE 
      MAY WELL ADMIRE & LOVE ! MAN :O H]E CALL$ ! ATT5TION ( ,5GLI%-SPEAK+ 
      PEOPLE TO ?IS MOM5T\S SUBJECT1 & ?AT ) SU* DIRECTNESS & CLE>NESS ( 
      9SI<T1 ?AT HIS WORDS C\LD NOT BE DISREG>D$4 
     
     

      ,I KN[ 9DE$ ?AT ,RUSK9 IS NOT ! FIR/ MAN :O HAS PUT =W>D ! POSSIBILITY 
      & ! URG5T NECESSITY ?AT M5 %\LD TAKE PLEASURE 9 ,LABOR2 = ,ROB]T ,[5 
      %[$ H[ BY COMPANION%IP & GOOD WILL LABOR MI<T BE MADE AT LEA/ 5DURABLE2 
      & 9 ,FRANCE ,*>LES ,F\RI] DEALT ) ! SUBJECT AT GREAT L5G?1 & ! :OLE 
      ( HIS ELABORATE SY/EM = ! RECON/RUCTION ( SOCIETY IS F\ND$ ON ! C]TA9 
      HOPE ( GA9+ PLEASURE 9 LABOR4 ,BUT 9 !IR TIMES NEI!R ,[5 NOR ,F\RI] 
      C\LD POSSIBLE HAVE F\ND ! KEY TO ! PROBLEM ) :I* ,RUSK9 WAS PROVID$4 
      ,F\RI] DEP5DS1 NOT ON >T = ! MOTIVE P[] ( ! REALIZATION ( PLEASURE 9 
      LABOR1 BUT ON 9CITEM5TS1 :I*1 ?\< !Y W\LD NOT BE LACK+ 9 ANY DEC5T 
      /ATE ( SOCIETY1 >E RA!R 9CID5TAL ?AN ESS5TIAL P>TS ( PLEASURABLE WORK2 
      & ON REASONABLE >RANGEM5TS1 :I* W\LD C]TA9LY LI<T5 ! BURD5 ( LABOR1 
      BUT W\LD NOT PROCURE = IT ! ELEM5T ( S5SU\S PLEASURE1 :I* IS ! ESS5CE 
      ( ALL TRUE >T4 ,NEV]!LESS1 IT MU/ BE SAID ?AT ,F\RI] & ,RUSK9 W]E T\*$ 
      BY ! SAME 9/9CT1 & IT IS 9/RUCTIVE & HOPEFUL TO NOTE H[ !Y >RIV$ AT 
      ! SAME PO9T BY SU* V]Y DIFF]5T ROADS4 
     
     

      ,SOME READ]S WILL P]HAPS WOND] ?AT 9 ?IS IMPORTANT ,*APT] ( ,RUSK9 ,I HAVE 
      F\ND IT NECESS>Y TO CONSID] ! E?ICAL & POLITICAL1 RA!R ?AN :AT W\LD 
      ORD9>ILY BE ?\<T1 ! >TI/IC SIDE ( IT4 ,I MU/ ANSW]1 ?AT1 DELI<TFUL AS 
      IS ?AT PORTION ( ,RUSK9'S WORK :I* DESCRIBES1 ANALYZES1 & CRITICIZES >T1 OLD 
      & NEW1 YET ?IS IS NOT AFT] ALL ! MO/ *>ACT]I/IC SIDE ( HIS WRIT+S4 
      ,9DE$ FROM ! TIME AT :I* HE WROTE ?IS *APT] H]E REPR9T$1 ?OSE E?ICAL 
      & POLITICAL CONSID]ATIONS HAVE NEV] BE5 ABS5T FROM HIS CRITICISM ( >T2 &1 
      9 MY OP9ION1 IT IS JU/ ?IS P>T ( HIS WORK1 FAIRLY BEGUN 9 ! ^*,NATURE ( 
      ,GO?IC' & BR\<T TO ITS CULM9ATION 9 ! GREAT BOOK ,UNTO ?IS ,LA/1 
      :I* HAS HAD ! MO/ 5DUR+ & B5EFIC5T EFFECT ON HIS CONTEMPOR>IES1 & 
      WILL HAVE ?R\< !M ON SUCCE$+ G5]ATIONS4 
     
     

      ,JOHN ,RUSK9 ! CRITIC ( >T HAS NOT ONLY GIV5 ! KE5E/ PLEASURE TO ?\S&S 
      ( READ]S BY HIS LIFE-LIKE DESCRIPTIONS1 & ! +5UITY & DELICACY ( HIS 
      ANALYSIS ( WORKS ( >T1 BUT HE HAS LET A FLOOD ( DAYLI<T 9TO ! CL\D ( 
      %AM-TE*NICAL TWADDLE :I* WAS ONCE ! :OLE SUB/ANCE ( ^*>T-CRITICISM1' & 
      IS /ILL ITS /APLE1 & ?AT IS MU*4 ,BUT IT IS F> MORE ?AT ,JOHN ,RUSK9 ! 
      TEA*] ( MORALS & POLITICS 7,I DO NOT USE ?IS WORD 9 ! NEWSPAP] S5SE71 HAS 
      DONE S]I\S & SOLID WORK T[>DS ! NEW-BIR? ( ,SOCIETY1 )\T :I* G5U9E 
      >T1 ! EXPRESSION ( MAN'S PLEASURE 9 HIS H&IWORK1 MU/ 9EVITABLY CEASE 
      ALTOGE!R1 & ) IT ! HOPES ( ! HAPP9ESS ( MANK9D4 
     
     

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