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^! d\btful & anxi\s days1 :5 all ! _w is
 at unre/ &1 look :i* way y w1 ! road   
ahead seems d>k5$ by %ad[s :i* port5d   
dang]s ( _m k9ds1 x is only common      
prud5ce t we %\ld look ab\t u & attempt 
to assess ! causes ( di/ress & ! mo/    
likely means ( remov+ !m4  ,!re mu/ be  
"s real gr\nd = ! univ]sal unre/ &      
p]turbation4 ,x is n to be f\nd 9       
sup]ficial politics or 9 m]e economic   
blund]s4 ,x probably lies deep at !     

s\rces ( ! spiritual life ( our "t4 ,x  
leads to revolution2 & p]haps if we take
 ! case ( ! ,russian ,revolution1 !     
out/&+ ev5t ( its k9d 9 our age1 we may 
f9d a good deal ( in/ruction = our      
judgm5t ( pres5t critical situations &  
circum/ances4  ,:at gave rise to !      
,russian ,revolution8 ,! answ] c only be
 t x 0 ! product ( a :ole social sy/em4 
,x 0 n 9 fact a sudd5 ?+4 ,x _h be5     
ga!r+ head = sev]al g5]ations4 ,x 0 due 
to ! sy/ematic d5ial to ! great body (  
,russians ( ! rights & privileges :i*   
all normal m5 desire & mu/ h if !y are  
to be cont5t$ & )9 rea* ( happ9ess4 ,!  
lives ( ! great mass ( ! ,russian p     
conta9$ no opportunities1 b 7 hemm$ 9 by
 b>ri]s aga9/ :i* !y 7 con/antly fl++ _!
 spirits1 only to fall back bruis$ &    
dispirit$4 ,only ! p[]ful 7 suff]$ to   
secure _! rights or ev5 to ga9 access to
 ! means ( mat]ial success4  ,x is to be
 not$ z a lead+ fact ( our "t t x 0     
aga9/ 8capitalism0 t ! ,russian lead]s  
direct$ _! attack4 ,x 0 capitalism t    

made !m see r$2 & x is aga9/ capitalism 
"u "o "n or ano!r t ! discont5t$ classes
 ev]y:]e draw _! indictm5t4  ,!re are   
?\ghtful & well-in=m$ m5 all ov] ! _w :o
 believe1 ) mu* app>5tly s\nd reason1 t 
! ab/ract ?+1 ! sy/em1 :i* we call      
capitalism1 is indisp5sable to !        
indu/rial support & developm5t ( mod]n  
civilization4 ,& yet ev]yone :o has an  
intellig5t k ( social =ces mu/ "k t     
great & widespread reactions l t :i* is 
n[ unque/ionably manife/+ itself aga9/  
capitalism d n occur )\t cause or       
provocation2 & be=e we commit ourselves 
irreconcilably to an attitude ( ho/ility
 to ?is movem5t ( ! "t1 we ought frankly
 to put to ourselves ! "q1 ,is !        
capitali/ic sy/em unimpea*able8 :i* is  
ano!r way ( ask+1 ,h capitali/s g5]ally 
us$ _! p[] = ! b5efit ( ! c\ntries 9 :i*
 _! capital is employ$ & = ! b5efit ( _!
 fell[ m58  ,is x n1 on ! contr>y1 too  
true t capitali/s h (t5 seem$ to reg>d !
 m5 :om !y us$ z m]e in/rum5ts ( pr(it1 
^: physical & m5tal p[]s x 0 legitimate 

to exploit ) z slight co/ to !mselves z 
possible1 ei!r ( money or ( sympa?y8 ,h 
n _m f9e m5 :o 7 actuat$ by ! highe/    
pr9ciples 9 e o!r relation%ip ( life    
seem$ to hold t g5]osity & humane feel+ 
7 n among ! imp]ative m&ates ( consci5ce
 9 ! conduct ( a bank+ bus9ess1 or 9 !  
developm5t ( an indu/rial or comm]cial  
ent]prise8  ,& if ^! (f5ses aga9/ high  
morality & true citiz5%ip h be5         
frequ5tly obs]vable1 are we to say t !  
blame = ! pres5t discont5t & turbul5ce  
is :olly on ! side ( ^? :o are 9 revolt 
aga9/ !m8  ,ought we n1 r1 to seek a way
 to remove su* (f5ses & make life itself
 clean = ^? :o w %>e honorably & cleanly
 9 x8  ,! _w has be5 made safe =        
democracy4 ,!re ne$ n[ be no fe> t any  
su* mad design z t ent]ta9$ by ! insol5t
 & ignorant ,hoh5zoll]ns & _! c\nselors 
may prevail aga9/ x4 ,b democracy has n 
yet made ! _w safe aga9/ irrational     
revolution4 ,t supreme task1 :i* is no?+
 less ?an ! salvation ( civilization1 n[
 faces democracy1 insi/5t1 imp]ative4   

,!re is no escap+ x1 unless ev]y?+ we h 
built up is pres5tly to fall 9 ru9 ab\t 
u2 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 z ! greate/ (     
democracies1 mu/ und]take x4  ,! road t 
leads away f revolution is cle>ly m>k$1 
= x is def9$ by ! nature ( m5 & (       
organiz$ society4 ,x !re=e behooves u to
 /udy v c>efully & v c&idly ! exact     
nature ( ! task & ! means ( its         
successful accompli%m5t4  ,! nature ( m5
 & ( organiz$ society dictates !        
ma9t5ance1 9 e field ( action1 ( !      
highe/ & pure/ /&>ds ( ju/ice & ( "r    
deal+2 & x is ess5tial to efficaci\s    
?9k+ 9 ?is critical matt] t we %\ld n   
ent]ta9 a n>r[ or te*nical conception ( 
ju/ice4 ,by ju/ice ! lawy] g5]ally means
 ! prompt1 fair1 & op5 application (    
imp>tial rules2 b we call ours a        
,*ri/ian civilization1 & a ,*ri/ian     
conception ( ju/ice mu/ be mu* high]4 ,x
 mu/ include sympa?y & helpfulness & a  
will+ness to =go self-int]e/ 9 ord] to  
promote ! welf>e1 happ9ess1 & cont5tm5t 
( o!rs & ( ! community z a :ole4 ,?is is

 :at our age is bl9dly feel+ aft] 9 its 
reaction aga9/ :at x deems ! too great  
selfi%ness ( ! capitali/ic sy/em4  ,!   
sum ( ! :ole matt] is ?is1 t our        
civilization _c survive mat]ially unless
 x be r$eem$ spiritually4 ,x c be sav$  
only by becom+ p]meat$ ) ! _s ( ,*ri/ & 
be+ made free & happy by ! practices :i*
 spr+ out ( t _s4 ,only ?us c discont5t 
be driv5 out & all ! %ad[s lift$ f !    
road ahead4  ,"h is ! f9al *all5ge to   
our *ur*es1 to our political            
organizations1 & to our capitali/s--to  
ev]yone :o fe>s ,god or loves 8 c\ntry4 
,%all we n all e>ne/ly cop]ate to br+ 9 
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