| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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| Page | 727 |
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in being short of the Benefits of Civilization, the things that are all, without exception, produced by work. Whether you agree or not with anything else that I say, you will all admit that that is our condition at the present time. We do not enjoy a full share of the benefits of civilization - we are all in a state of more or less abject poverty.' `Question!' cried Crass, and there were loud murmurs of indignant dissent from several quarters as Owen proceeded: `How does it happen that we are so short of the things that are made by work?' `The reason why we're short of the things that's made by work,' interrupted Crass, mimicking Owen's manner, `is that we ain't got the bloody money to buy 'em.' `Yes,' said the man on the pail; `and as I |
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