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Britain for the British
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THE TITLE OF THIS BOOK
The motto of this book is expressed in its title: Britain for the British.
At present Britain does not belong to the British: it belongs to a few of the British, who employ the bulk of the population as servants or as workers.
It is because Britain does not belong to the British that a few are very rich and the many are very poor.
It is because Britain does not belong to the British that we find amongst the owning class a state of useless luxury and pernicious idleness, and amongst the working classes a state of drudging toil, of wearing poverty and anxious care.
This state of affairs is contrary to Christianity, is contrary to justice, and contrary to reason. It is bad for the rich, it is bad for the poor; it is against the best interests of the British nation and the human race.
The remedy for this evil state of thingsâthe only remedy yet suggestedâis Socialism. And Socialism is broadly expressed in the title and motto of this book: Britain for the British.
The purpose of this book is to convert the reader to Socialism: to convince him that the present systemâpolitical, industrial, and socialâis bad; to explain to him why it is bad, and to prove to him that Socialism is the only true remedy.
FOR WHOM THIS BOOK IS INTENDED
This book is intended for any person who does not understand, or has, so far, refused to accept the principles of Socialism.
But it is especially addressed, as my previous book, Merrie England, was addressed, to John Smith, a typical British working man, not yet converted to Socialism.
I hope this book will be read by every opponent of Socialism; and I hope it will be read by all those good folks who, though not yet Socialists, are anxious to help their fellow-creatures, to do some good in their own day and generation, and to leave the world a little better than they found it.
I hope that all lovers of justice and of truth will read this book, and that many of them will be thereby led to a fuller study of Socialism.
To the Tory and the Radical; to the Roman Catholic, the Anglican, and the Nonconformist; to the workman and the employer; to the scholar and the peer; to the labourer's wife, the housemaid, and the duchess; to the advocates of Temperance and of Co-operation; to the Trade Unionist and the non-Unionist; to the potman, the bishop, and the brewer; to the artist and the merchant; to the poet and the navvy; to the Idealist and the Materialist; to the poor clerk, the rich financier, the great scientist, and the little child, I commend the following beautiful prayer from the Litany of the Church of England:â
That it may please thee to bring into the way of truth all such as have erred, and are deceived.
That it may please thee to strengthen such as do stand; and to comfort and help the weak-hearted; and to raise up them that fall; and finally to beat down Satan under our feet.
That it may please thee to succour, help, and comfort all that are in danger, necessity, and tribulation.
That it may please thee to preserve all that travel by land or by water, all women labouring of child, all sick persons, and young children; and to shew thy pity upon all prisoners and captives....