Stop the import of food into England for three months, and we shall be obliged to surrender at discretion.
And our agriculture is to be ruined, and the safety and honour of the Empire are to be endangered, that a few landlords, coal owners, and money-lenders may wax fat upon the vitals of the nation.
So, I say, we do need Protection; but it is the protection of our farmers and colliers, our weavers and our mechanics, our homes, our health, our food, our cities, our children and women, yes, our national existence—against the rapacity of the rich lords, employers, and money-lenders, who impudently pose as the champions of patriotism and the expansion of the Empire.
Again, I recommend every Socialist to read the new edition of Prince Kropotkin's Fields, Factories, and Workshops.
CHAPTER XIII THE SUCCESSFUL MAN
There are many who believe that if all the workers became abstainers, worked harder, lived sparely, and saved every penny they could; and that if they avoided early marriages and large families, they would all be happy and prosperous without Socialism.
And, of course, these same persons believe that the bulk of the suffering and poverty of the poor is due to drink, to thriftlessness, and to imprudent marriages.
I know that many, very many, do believe these things, because I used to meet such persons when I went out lecturing.