| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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to live in idleness and luxury; and others spend much time and money that they really need for themselves in buying Socialist literature to give away to people who don't want to know about Socialism. One Sunday morning towards the end of July, a band of about twenty-five men and women on bicycles invaded the town. Two of them - who rode a few yards in front of the others, had affixed to the handlebars of each of their machines a slender, upright standard from the top of one of which fluttered a small flag of crimson silk with `International Brotherhood and Peace' in gold letters. The other standard was similar in size and colour, but with a different legend: `One for all and All for one.' As they rode along they gave leaflets to the people in the streets, and whenever they came to a place where there were many people they dismounted and walked about, giving their leaflets to whoever would accept them. They made several long halts during their |
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