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tomakeonePaupertheregomanysins。PauperismisourSocialSingrownmanifest；developedfromthestateofaspiritualignobleness，apracticalimproprietyandbaseoblivionofduty，toanaffairoftheledger。HereisnotnowanunheededsinagainstGod；hereisaconcreteuglybulkofBeggarydemandingthatyoushouldbuyIndianmealforit。Menofreflectionhavelonglookedwithahorrorforwhichtherewasnoresponseintheidlepublic，uponPauperism；butthequantityofmealitdemandshasnowawakenedmenofnoreflectiontoconsiderit。Pauperismisthepoisonousdrippingfromallthesins，andputridunveracitiesandgod-forgettinggreedinessesanddevil-servingcantsandjesuitisms，thatexistamongus。NotoneidleShamloungingaboutCreationuponfalsepretences，uponmeanswhichhehasnotearned，upontheorieswhichhedoesnotpractise，butyieldshisshareofPauperismsomewhereorother。Hissham-workoozesdown；findsatlastitsissueashumanPauperism，——inahumanbeingthatbythosefalsepretencescannotlive。TheIdleWorkhouse，nowabouttoburstofoverfilling，whatisitbutthescandalouspoison-tankofdrainagefromtheuniversalStygianquagmireofouraffairs？WorkhousePaupers；immortalsonsofAdamrottedintothatscandalouscondition，subter-slavish，demandingthatyouwouldmakeslavesofthemasanunattainableblessing！
Myfriends，Iperceivethequagmiremustbedrained，orwecannotlive。Andfarther，Iperceive，thisofPauperismisthecornerwherewemust_begin_，——thelevelsallpointingthitherward，thepossibilitieslyingallclearlythere。OnthatProblemweshallfindthatinnumerablethings，thatallthingswhatsoeverhang。
Bycourageoussteadfastpersistenceinthat，IcanforeseeSocietyitselfregenerated。Inthecourseoflongstrenuouscenturies，IcanseetheStatebecomewhatitisactuallyboundtobe，thekeystoneofamostreal“OrganizationofLabor，“——andonthisEarthaworldofsomeveracity，andsomeheroism，oncemoreworthlivingin！
TheStateinallEuropeancountries，andinEnglandfirstofall，asIhope，willdiscoverthatitsfunctionsarenow，andhavelongbeen，verywideofwhattheStateinoldpedantDowningStreetshasaimedat；thattheStateis，forthepresent，notarealitybutingreatpartadramaticspeciosity，expendingitsstrengthinpracticesandobjectsfallenmanyofthemquiteobsolete；thatitmustcomealittlenearerthetrueaimagain，oritcannotcontinueinthisworld。The“ChampionofEngland“
easedinironortin，and“abletomounthishorsewithlittleassistance，“——thisChampionandthethousand-foldcousinryofPhantasmshehas，nearlyalldeadnowbutstillwalkingasghosts，mustpositivelytakehimselfaway：whocanendurehim，andhissolemntrumpetingsandobsoletegesticulations，inaTimethatisfullofdeadlyrealities，comingopen-moutheduponus？
AtDruryLane，lethimplayhispart，himandhisthousand-foldcousinry；andwelcome，solongasanypublicwillpayashillingtoseehim：butonthesolidearth，undertheextremelyearneststars，wedarenotpalterwithhim，oraccepthistomfooleriesanymore。Ridiculoustheyseemtosome；horribletheyseemtome：alllies，ifonelookwhencetheycomeandwhithertheygo，arehorrible。
Alas，itwillbefound，Idoubt，thatinEnglandmorethaninanycountry，ourPublicLifeandourPrivate，ourStateandourReligion，andallthatwedoandspeak(andthemostevenofwhatwe_think_)，isatissueofhalf-truthsandwhole-lies；ofhypocrisies，conventionalisms，worn-outtraditionaryragsandcobwebs；suchalife-garmentofbeggarlyincredibleanduncreditedfalsitiesasnohonestsoulsofAdam’sPosteritywereeverenvelopedinbefore。Andwewalkaboutinitwithastatelygesture，asifitweresomepriestlystoleorimperialmantle；
notthefoulestbeggar’sgabardinethateverwas。“NoEnglishmandarebelievethetruth，“saysone：“hestands，forthesetwohundredyears，envelopedinliesofeverykind；fromnadirtozenithanoceanoftraditionarycantsurroundshimashislife-element。Hereallythinksthetruthdangerous。Poorwretch，youseehimeverywhereendeavoringtotemperthetruthbytakingthefalsityalongwithit，andweldingthemtogether；thishecalls’safecourse，’’moderatecourse，’andotherfinenames；
there，balancedbetweenGodandtheDevil，hethinkshe_can_
servetwomasters，andthatthingswillgowellwithhim。“
Inthecotton-spinningandsimilardepartmentsourEnglishfriendknowswellthattruthorGodwillhavenothingtodowiththeDevilorfalsehood，butwillravelallthewebtopiecesifyouintroducetheDevilorNon-veracityinanyformintoit：inthisdepartment，therefore，ourEnglishfriendavoidsfalsehood。Butinthereligious，political，social，moral，andallotherspiritualdepartmentshefreelyintroducesfalsehood，nothingdoubting；andhaslongdoneso，withaprofusenessnotelsewheremetwithintheworld。Theunhappycreature，doeshenotknow，then，thateverylieisa
