| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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| Page | 790 |
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went clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. Several men had risen from their seats and were attentively studying the diagrams Owen had drawn on the wall; and nearly all the others were making the same mental efforts - they were trying to think of something to say in defence of those who robbed them of the fruits of their toil. `I don't see no bloody sense in always runnin' down the rich,' said Harlow at last. `There's always been rich and poor in the world and there always will be.' `Of course,' said Slyme. `It says in the Bible that the poor shall always be with us.' `What the bloody 'ell kind of system do you think we ought to 'ave?' demanded Crass. `If everything's wrong, 'ow's it goin' to be altered?' At this, everybody brightened up again, |
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