,! ,REVOLT ( ,<5T 7,P>T #a7 ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS ,TEXT 3 ,TITLE3 0,! ,REVOLT ( ,<5T01 ,P>T #a ,AU?OR3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS ,S\RCE3 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOLUME #d1 ,NUMB] #a#c1 PP4 #ba #g ,JULY #ahhh 7,! FIR/ ( SEV5 P>TS47 ,TRANSCRIB$ BY3 ,T$ ,CRAW=D ,PRO(+ & ,H,T,M,L3,GRAHAM ,SEAMAN ,! EV5TS ( :I* AN ACC\NT IS H]E GIV5 TOOK PLACE T[>DS ! CLOSE ( ! F\RTE5? C5TURY AMONG A PEOPLE ( K9DR$ BLOOD TO \RSELVES1 DWELL+ NOT MANY H\RS J\RNEY 7AS WE TRAVEL N[7 FROM ! PLACE :]E WE DWELL2 & YET TO US >E WOND]FUL 5\<1 IF WE ?9K ( !M4 ,FEW EPO*S ( HI/ORY1 9DE$1 >E MORE 9T]E/+ ?AN ?IS DEFEAT$ /RUGGLE TO BE FREE ( ! CRAFTSM5 ( ,FL&]S :E!R WE LOOK UPON ! /ORY AS A M]E /ORY1 A TRUE TALE1 ( ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES AT !IR FULLE/ DEVELOPM5T1 RIFE ) ALL ! PECULI>ITIES ( ! P]IOD1 EXEMPLIFY+ !IR MANN]S & CU/OMS1 ! =MS ?AT !IR 9DU/RY1 !IR RELIGION1 !IR H]OISM TOOK AT ! TIME2 OR :E!R WE LOOK UPON IT1 AS WE ,SOCIALI/S CANNOT HELP DO+1 AS A L9K 9 ! GREAT *A9 ( ! EVOLUTION ( SOCIETY1 AN 9CID5T1 FULL ( 9/RUCTION1 9 ! CLASS /RUGGLE :I* WE HAVE N[ RECOGNIZ$ AS ! ONE LIV+ FACT 9 ! WORLD1 S9CE CIVILIZATION BEGAN1 & :I* WILL ONLY 5D :5 CIVILIZATION HAS BE5 TRANS=M$ 9TO SOME?+ ELSE4 ,:E!R WE LOOK UPON ! ,REVOLT ( ,<5T AS A /ORY ( ! PA/ OR AS A P>T ( \R [N LIVES & ! BATTLE :I* IS NOT WA/+1 BUT1 US+ !M1 IT IS ONE ( ! GREAT TALES ( ! WORLD4 ,ONE PIECE ( GOOD =TUNE ALSO IT HAS1 IS ?AT1 AS ,HORACE SAYS1 IT HAS NOT LACK$ A SACR$ POET4 ,AS ! TALE IS H]E TOLD1 ITS 9CID5TS1 (T5 ! V]Y WORDS ( !M1 >E TAK5 FROM ! WRIT+S ( ONE ( ?OSE M5 :O MAKE PA/ TIMES LIVE BE=E \R EYES = EV]4 ,JOHN ,FROISS>T1 CANON ( ,*IMAY 9 ,HA9AULT1 WAS 9DE$ BUT A HANG]-ON ( ! >I/OCRACY 3 HE WAS 9 SU* A POSITION AS W\LD HAVE PREV5T$ HIM ON PR9CIPLE FROM ADMITT+ ANY GOOD QUALITIES :ATEV] 9 ?OSE PEOPLE :OM HE WAS HELP+ TO OPPRESS2 BUT CLASS-LY+ WAS NOT ! F9E >T :I* IT HAS S9CE BECOME2 & ! SIMPL] HABITS ( ?\T'S DAYS GAVE PEOPLE 9T5SE DELITIALITY3 ADD$ TO :I* ONE DOMA9 = ! CULTIVATION ( HI/ORICAL LIES WAS NOT AVAILABLE 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES1 S9CE [+ TO ! =M FEUDAL SOCIETY HAD !N TAK5 :AT WE N[ CALL PATRIOTISM--I4E41 NATIONAL 5VY & RANCOR--DID NOT EXI/4 ,5GLI%M51 ,SCOT*M51 ,FLEM+1 ,SPANI>D1 ,FR5*M51 ,GASCON1 ,BRETON1 >E TREAT$ BY ,JOHN ,FROISS>T AS M5 CAPABLE ( VALIANCY1 !IR DE$S TO TOLD ( & LI/5$ TO ) LITTLE COMM5T ( BLAME OR DISCRIM9ATION 3 & ,I ?9K Y\ WILL SAY BE=E Y\ HAVE DONE ) HIM ?AT HE C\LD EV5 SEE ! GOOD SIDE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y *>ACT]S ( HIS TIME1 SO LONG AS !Y W]E NOT SLACK 9 NOBLE DE$S4 ,! RESULT ( A L[ /&>D ( MORALS1 Y\ WILL SAY4 ,MAYBE2 & 9DE$ ,I HAVE NOTIC$ ?AT A W\LD-BE HI< /&>D ( MORALITY IS SOMETIMES PRETTY F]TILE ( LY+1 BECAUSE IT IS SO ANXI\S ?AT EV]Y EV5T %\LD SQU>E ITSELF TO AN A PRIORI !ORY4 ,H[EV] ?AT MAY BE1 !RE IS ! G5]AL EPIC IMP>TIALITY ( ! M$IAEVAL *RONICL] AMID ALL HIS MI/AKES & MISCONCEPTIONS4 ,N[ A WORD OR TWO AS TO ! POLITICAL & SOCIAL CONDITION ( ,FL&]S 9 ! F\RTE5? C5TURY1 & !N )\T MORE TO DO ,I WILL GET TO MY /ORY & 9TRODUCE Y\ TO ,JOHN ,FROISS>T1 :O HAS GIV5 ME AT LEA/ AS MU* PLEASURE AS HE DID TO ANY ONE ( ! LORDS1 LADIES1 KNID HIM READ4 ,FIR/ V]Y BRIEFLY AS TO ! POLITICAL POSITION ( ! C\NTRY4 ,LY+ AS IT DID BETWE5 ! GR[+ MON>*Y OR RA!R SUZ]A9TY ( ,FRANCE & ! DISJO9T$ MEMB]S ( ! 0,HOLY ,ROMAN0 EMPIRE1 IT WAS ) ! =M] P[] ?AT IT HAD TO DEAL4 ,! RISE ( ! GREAT CITIES ( ,FL&]S & ,HA9AULT1 & ! P[] !Y C\LD NOT FAIL TO ACQUIRE1 MADE ! FEUDAL LORD ( ! C\NTRY BUT A WEAK POT5TATE1 & HE ALWAYS HAD A T5D5CY TO LEAN ON ,FRANCE = SUPPORT4 ,! ,FR5* K+1 ON HIS P>T WAS AMBITI\S ( MAK+ ! ,E>L ( ,FL&]S HIS VASSAL1 & ! HELP HE GAVE HIM AGA9/ HIS REBELLI\S SUBJECTS HAD TO BE PAID = BY HOMAGE TO ! ,FR5* ,SUZ]A9TY1 OR AT LEA/ BY PROMISES ( HOMAGE4 ,FRANCE !RE=E WAS DI/9CTLY ! 5EMY ( ! ,FLEMI% PEOPLE1 ?\< IT WAS1 :5 OCCASION S]V$1 ! FRI5D ( ! ,FLEMI% FEUDAL LORD4 ,FRANCE C\LD ALSO /RIKE A BL[ AT ! PROSP]ITY ( ! C\NTRY )\T EV5 PUTT+ AN >MY 9 ! FIELD1 BY =BIDD+ ! EXPORT ( WOOL1 ! GREAT NECESSITY TO ! WOOL5-WEAV+ :I* WAS ! MA9 9DU/RY ( ,FL&]S1 & ?IS WAS DONE ON SEV]AL OCCASIONS4 ,!RE=E IT WAS NATURAL = ! LEAD]S ( ! ,FLEMI% PEOPLE TO TURN T[>DS ,5GL& AS A SUPPORT1 BO? BECAUSE !RE WAS A /&+ QU>REL BETWE5 ! FEUDAL LORDS ( ,5GL& & ,FRANCE1 & BECAUSE ,5GL& WAS ! WOOL-PRODUC+ C\NTRY ( ,EUROPE4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 TO AN ,5GLI% K+ ) A QU>REL ON H& ) A ,FR5* ONE1 ! ADVANTAGE ( ! ,FLEMI% ALLIANCE WAS OBVI\S 5\< & ACCORD+LY AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! GREAT FEUDAL W> BETWE5 ,5GL& & ,FRANCE WE F9D \R ,K+ ,$W>D ,I,I,I4 9 FIRM ALLIANCE ) ,JAMES VAN ,>TEVELDE1 ! LEAD] ( ! ,FLEMI% PEOPLE1 OR RA!R B\RGEOISIE1 TREATIES MADE BETWE5 !M AS TO ! FREE PASSAGE ( WOOL1 & ,QUE5 ,PHILIPPA1 GODMO!R TO ! 5FANT *ILD ( ! GREAT ,B\RGEOIS1 :ILE ! ,E>L ( ,FL&]S WAS HANG+ AB\T ! ,FR5* ,C\RT A DIS9H]IT$ LORD4 ,N[1 AS TO ! SOCIAL CONDITION ( ! ,FLEM+S4 ,MANUFACTUR+ BY H&ICRAFT PURE & SIMPLE1 )\T DIVISION ( LABOR1 WAS C>RI$ BY !M AB\T AS F> AS IT C\LD GO 2 & ! GILD-SY/EM WAS FULLY DEVELOP$ !RE1 ACCOMPANI$ BY A COMPLETE MUNICIPAL SY/EM1 DEMOCRATIC & SOCIAL AS F> AS MATT]S )9 ! ASSOCIATION W]E CONC]N$1 ?\< EXCLUSIVE AS REG>D$ \TSID]S4 ,! GREAT T[NS ( NOR!RN ,EUROPE1 IT MU/ BE REMEMB]$1 W]E NOT ORIG9ALLY 0CITIES10 SOV]EIGN BODIES ) A DEF9ITE POLITY LIKE ?OSE ( ! ANCI5T CLASSICAL WORLD4 ,! ORIG9 ( !M WAS ! AGRICULTURAL DI/RICT1 ! L& ?AT GAVE SUBSI/5CE TO ! CLAN1 ALL ! FREE M5 ( :I* TOOK P>T 9 ! AFFAIRS ( ! COMMUNITY 2 ! FIR/ T[NS W]E NOT AS 9 ,GREECE & ,ROME1 ! SACR$ SPOTS ( ! TRIBAL ANCE/OR1 BUT PALLISAD$ PLACES :]E CONV5I5CE HAD MADE ! POPULATION ?ICK] ?AN 9 O!R P>TS ( ! DI/RICT4 ,!SE AS !Y GREW KEPT !IR T]RITORY & DEVELOP$ AT LA/ )9 !MSELVES AN >I/OCRATIC & OLIG>*IC GOV]NM5T4 ,BUT AS !SE T[NS *ANG$ FROM BE+ M]E C5T]S ( AN AGRICULTURAL POPULATION1 9TO BE+ PLACES ( RESORT = H&ICRAFTSM5 & M]*ANTS1 & AS ! ASSOCIATIONS = ! ORGANIZATION ( 9DU/RY1 ?AT IS ! GILDS1 GREW UP AMONG ! =M]1 A NEW DEMOCRATIC FEEL+ ROSE UP :I* OPPOS$ ITSELF TO ! REMA9S ( ! OLD TRIBAL FREEM51 N[ BECOME A M]E EXCLUSIVE OLIG>*Y1 :O CONSID]$ ! PRACTICE ( H&ICRAFT A DISGRACE4 ,! NEW DEMOCRACY TRIUMPH$ AT LA/1 & BY ! 5D ( ! ?IRTE5? C5TURY ! GILDS1 ! ACTUAL WORKM51 W]E ! MA/]S ( ! GREAT T[NS2 UND] ! FEUDAL LORDS1 H[EV]1 TO :OM !Y [N$ FEALTY4 ,)9 ! GILDS !MSELVES !RE C\LD BE NO CAPITALI/S OR GREAT M51 BECAUSE ! RULES ( ! GILDS W]E FRAM$ TO PREV5T ! ACCUMULATION ( WEAL? 9 ! H&S ( A FEW1 ! MA/]S W]E MA/] WORK]S1 & W]E KEPT SO BY ! RULES A=ESAID4 ,I SUSPECT1 H[EV]1 ?AT !RE W]E REMA9S ( ! OLD MUNICIPAL1 >I/OCRACY 7! L9EAGES1 AS !Y W]E CALL$ 9 ,FL&]S7 /ILL 9 EXI/5CE 9 ! T[NS1 O!RWISE IT W\LD NOT BE EASY TO ACC\NT = ! MA/]FUL POSITION ( ,JAMES VAN ,>TEVELDE1 & O!RS :OM WE %ALL MEET ) LAT] ON 9 \R /ORY1 :O W]E C]TA9LY BO? WEAL?Y & ( IMPORTANCE1 AP>T FROM ANY (FICE !Y MII/OCRACY ( ! CRAFTS WAS =M+1 AS IS APP>5T 9 ! FACT ( ! JEAL\SY BETWE51 ! GREAT] & ! LESS] CRAFTS1#a SO ?AT IF ! DEVELOPM5T ( COMM]CE JO9$ ) ! RISE ( BUREAUCRATIC MON>*Y HAD NOT SUP]V5$ & SWEPT AWAY ! P[] & FRE$OM ( ! T[NS ALTOGE!R1 ! /RUGGLE BETWE5 ! MUNICIPAL >I/OCRACY & ! CRAFTSM5 W\LD HAVE BE5 REPEAT$ 9 ! FIFTE5? C5TURY 9 ANO!R =M4 ,MEANTIME ONE ?+ TO BE NOT$ :I* IS SPECIALLY 9T]E/+ TO US1 & ?AT IS ! VISIBLE EXI/5CE ( /RONG ,COMMUNI/IC FEEL+ ALONG ) ! DEVELOPM5T ( GILD DEMOCRACY4 ,9 ! POPUL> LIT]ATURE ( ! EPO* ONE COMES ACROSS PASSAGES :OSE M$IAEVAL QUA9TNESS GIVES A PLEASANT S5SE ( SURPRISE & FRE%NESS TO ASPIRATIONS & D5UNCIATIONS :I* >E FAMILI> 5\< TO US ,SOCIALI/S TODAY1 &1 SO TO SAY1 AT ONCE MAKE US FREE ( ! BRO!RHOOD ( ! OLD GILDSM54 ,! TWO FOLL[+ C5TURIES OBLIT]AT$ ?IS FEEL+1 OR RA!R DREW A D>K VEIL ( MIS]Y & DEGRADATION OV] ALL ! FEEL+S ( ! WORK+-CLASSES2 BUT WE N[ 9 \R HOPE ( BETT] DAYS SOON TO CAME CAN LOOK BACK *E]FULLY TO ! TIMES :5 ! CRAFTSMAN CITIZ5 ( ! GREAT T[NS HAD HIS HOPE ALSO1 :I* HE H&S OV] TO US ACROSS ! LAPSE ( ! DRE>I] DAYS4 ,W,I,L,L,I,A,M ,M,O,R,R,I,S 7 ,TO BE CONT9U$47 ,NOTES #a4 ,! LESS] CRAFTS W]E ! WEAV]S & FULL]S1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 ! 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