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bytheirguilds;nductedtheirbusinessasitpleased
thetheylivedsilelives;andoworkvery
longhours;buttheyastersiftheygotup
andsahatitogofishing;theyfishing
andthereosay‘‘no
buttheintroduachinerychangedthisachine
isreallynothingbutagreatlyenlargedtoolarailroad
trainileanuteis
inrealityapairofveryfastlegs;andasteaaerh
flattensheavyplatesofironisjustaterriblebigfist;deof
steel
butanallaffordapairofgoodlegsanda
goodstrongfist;arailroadtrainandasteaaeranda
ttonfaachineryandthey
arenotoan;butusuallybyapanyof
peopleandthendividethe
profitsoftheirrailroadorttonllaount
ofneyheyhaveinvested
therefore;achineshadbeeniroveduntilthey
icableandprofitable;thebuildersofthose
largetools;theers
incash
duringtheearlyddleages;ost
theonlyforfh;thenobilityheonlypeople
hybutasihavetoldyouina
previouschapter;thegoldandsilverheypossessed
ofbarter;
exchangingwsforhorsesandeggsforhoneyduring
thecrusades;theburghersofthecitieshadbeenabletogather
richesfroherevivingtradebetheeastandthe;
andtheyhadbeenseriousrivalsofthelordsandtheknights
thefrenchrevolutionhadentirelydestroyedtheh
ofthenobilityandhadenoruslyiniddle
classor‘‘bourgeoisietheyearsofunresthe
greatrevolutionhadofferednyddleclasspeoplea
orethantheirshareofthishe
estatesofthechurchhadbeennfiscatedbythefrenchnvention
andhadbeensoldatauctiontherehadbeenaterrific
auntofgraftlandspeculatorshadstolenthousands
ofsquarelesofvaluableland;andduringthenapoleonic
heyhadusedtheircapitalto‘‘profiteeringrainand
gunpoorehthanthey
neededfortheactualexpensesoftheirhouseholds;andthey
uldaffordtobuildtheelvesfaenand
entoachines
thiscausedaveryabruptchangeinthelivesofhundreds
ofthousandsofpeoplehinafeanycities
doubledthenueroftheirinhabitantsandtheoldciviccentre
eofthecitizenswassurrounded
enslept
aftertheirelevenorthirteenhours;spentinthe
faheyretuedtothefactoryassoon
astheleblew
farandhroughtheuntrysidetherealkofthe
fabuloussuofneythatuldbedeinthetohe
peasantboy;accustodtoalifeintheopen;tothecity
herapidlylosthisoldhealthadsttheskeanddustand
dirtofthoseearlyandbadlyventilatedhe
end;veryoften;hinthepoorhouseorinthehospital
ofursethetothefactoryonthe
partofsonypeopleplishedhoutacertain
auntofoppositionsinuch
en;theniynineotherswhowere
throployntdidnotlikeitfrequentlytheyattacked
thefaachines;but
insurancepanieshadbeenorganisedasearlyasthe17th
centuryandasaruletheoectedagainstloss
soon;neachinesalled;thefactory
hahighhentherewasan
endtotheriotingtheancientguildsuldnotpossiblysurvive
inthisneandirontheyoutof
existenceandthentheentriedtoorganiseregularlabour
unionsbutthefactoryohroughtheirh
uldexercisegreatinfluenceuponthepoliticiansofthedi
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fferent
untries;tothelegislatureandhadlawspassed
ingofsuchtradeunionsbecausethey
interferedan
pleasedonotthinkthatthegoodersofparliant
heselayrantstheywere
thetruesonsoftherevolutionaryperiodwheneverybody
talkedof‘‘libertyandenkilledtheieighbours
becausetheyquiteaslibertylovingasthey
oughttohavebeensince‘‘libertyostvirtue
ofn;itrightthatlabourunionsshoulddictateto
theirersthehoursduringheyuldworkand
theustdendtheanstat
alltis;be‘‘freetosellhisserviarket;and
theeloyerstbeequally‘‘freetonducthisbusiness
ashesa;when
thestatehadregulatedtheindustriallifeoftheentire
nity;ingtoanendthene
insistedthatthestatestandentirelyasideandletrce
takeitsurse
thelasthalfofthe18therelybeena
tiofintelleic
ideas;too;hadbeenreplacedbyersuitedthe
needofthehourseveralyearsbeforethefrenchrevolution;
turgot;inistersof
financeoflouisxvi;hadpreachedthenoveldoctrineof
‘‘enoclibertyturgotlivedinauntryhhad
sufferedfroooanyregulations;too
nyoffianylaovethis
officialsupervision;hee;‘‘letthepeopledoastheyplease;
andeverythingousadviceof
‘‘laissezfairebecathebattlecryaroundists
ofthatperiodrallied;
atthesatiinengland;adathwasworking
onhisghtyvolusonthe‘‘hofnations;ade
anotherpleafor‘‘libertyandthe‘‘naturalrightsoftrade
thirtyyearslater;afterthefallofnapoleon;hereactionary
poheirvictoryatvienna;
thatsafreedothepeopleintheir
politicalrelationsintheirindustrial
life
thegeneraluseofchinery;asihavesaidatthebeginning
ofthischapter;provedtobeofgreatadvantagetothe
stateachinedeitpossible
forasingleuntry;likeengland;tocarryalltheburdens
ofthegreatnapoleonicaliststhepeople
oneyachines
reapedenorusprofitstheybecaaitiousandbegan
totakeaninterestinpoliticstheytriedtopetehthe
landedaristocracyillexercisedgreatinfluenceupon
thegoventofsteuropeanuntries
inengland;eersofparliantill
electedacrdingtoaroyaldecreeoftheyear1265;and
berofrecentlycreatedindustrialcentreswere
houtrepresentation;theybroughtaboutthepassingofthe
reforilloftheyear1882;heelectoral
systendgavetheclassofthefactoryooreinfluence
uponthelegislativebodythisho
disntentangthellionsoffactoryere
leftenttheytoobegan
anagitationfortherighttovotetheyputtheirdends
doentetobeknohe‘‘peoples
charterthedebatesaboutthischartergreoreand
reviolenttheyhadnotyetetoanendherevolutions
oftheyear1848brokeoutfrightenedbythethreat
ofaneandviolence;theenglish
goventplacedthedukeofon;in
hiseightiethyear;attheheadofthear;andcalledfor
volunteerslondonateofsiegeand
preparationsadetosuppresstheingrevolution
buttheentkilleditselfthroughbadleadership
andnoactsofviolencetookplacethenelassof
hyfactoryoheword‘‘bourgeoisie
odeathbytheapostlesofaneial
order;sloent;and