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Title The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Page 1399
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Text man like that. It is a pleasure. But for a man who has sought and secured such a position, not because he liked the work, but because he liked the salary - such work as this would be unpleasant labour. Under Socialism the unfit man would not apply for that post but would strive after some other for which he was fit and which he would therefore desire and enjoy. There are some men who would rather have charge of and organize and be responsible for work than do it with their hands. There are others who would rather do delicate or difficult or artistic work, than plain work. A man who is a born artist would rather paint a frieze or a picture or carve a statue than he would do plain work, or take charge of and direct the labour of others. And there are another sort of men who would rather do ordinary plain work than take charge, or attempt higher branches for which they have neither liking or natural talent.

`But there is one thing - a most important point that you seem to entirely
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