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the theories of Socialism into yet other fields 

 of science and philosophy. 



In conclusion let me ask a certain type of 

 correspondents to save my time and their own. 

 They say they agree with my views entirely; 

 there is no question but I am right. And the 

 lectures would be in place if delivered before 

 university men. But workingmen (my top- 

 lofty correspondents not included of course) 

 have so many ignorant prejudices that fearless 

 scientific teaching is not acceptable to them. 

 The size of my audience is sufficient disproof 

 of the last statement. As to the rest, it is just 

 the existence of ignorant prejudices that makes 

 the fearless teaching of science necessary. 

 Again, I have yet to be convinced that there is 

 any kind of knowledge which is good for 

 university men, but unfit for workingmen. 

 Moreover, I positively refuse to have one kind 

 of knowledge for myself, and another to give 

 out to my audience. This is the fundamental 

 principle of priestcraft, and the working class 

 has had far too much of it already. 



On this ground — that there is nothing higher 

 than reality, that Socialism is in harmony with 

 all reality and that in the end reality must 

 triumph — the future lectures of these courses 

 will stand or fall. Arthur M. Lewis. 



Chicago, Dec. 27, '07. 



