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instances of the intellectual and the ideal. The fact 

 remains that even for the rich it were much better that 

 they had never known more than enough. It is they 

 who never weary of telling us that riches do not bring 

 happiness ; and we know that as often as not they 

 bring misery. True, you say ; but have you not been 

 telling us ad nauseam that it is poverty — the want of 

 riches — which is the cause of all the misery among the 

 poor ? Yes, we reply ; and all that is asked is that to 

 every head of a household shall be secured means to 

 give all the necessary comforts of life and sufficient 

 leisure to devote to artistic or intellectual development 

 in exchange for a certain amount of work to be regu- 

 lated and controlled by the State for the best advantage 

 of ajl its members. Ultimately, as already stated, it is 

 hoped to reach the ideal of " each for all and all for 

 each," when the gold standard shall be non-existent 

 and private wealth and property a thing of the past. 



It is now necessary to endeavour to sum up as 

 succinctly as possible the various ideals to be sought 

 after in the higher evolution of the race. The aim in 

 the first place is that of a perfect environment — or as 

 near to its attainment as possible — for every unit 

 therein : every child to breathe the purest air, to have 

 the clothing most suitable to the climate in which he 

 is reared, and good food and water. Later, to be helped 

 in every way to acquire the culture of the ages, and 

 encouraged always in the development of his physical 

 and intellectual faculties, and necessarily coincidently 

 his ethical faculty ; his personal inclination as well as 

 capacity to be considered in deciding upon the labour 

 or profession best suited to his individuality. 



AH necessary requirements and comforts to be 

 secured for everyone ; these to be fixed by committees 

 or sub-committees of the State. 



The amount of work allocated to each to be so 



