A Miscellany of Men

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A Miscellany of Men G。 K。 Chesterton

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A Miscellany of Men
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  SincethenthecenturiesinEnglandhaveachievedsomethingdifferent;

  andsomethingwhich,fortunately,isperfectlyeasytostate。Thereisnodoubtaboutwhatwehavedone。Wehavekepttheinequality,butwehavedestroyedthesecurity。Themanisnottiedtotheland,asinserfdom;noristhelandtiedtotheman,asinapeasantry。Therichmanhasenteredintoanabsoluteownershipoffarmsandfields;andinthemodernindustrialphrasehehaslockedouttheEnglishpeople。Theycanonlyfindanacretodigorahousetosleepinbyacceptingsuchcompetitiveandcrueltermsashechoosestoimpose。

  Well,whatwouldhappenthen,overthelargerpartsoftheplanet,partsinhabitedbysavages?Savages,ofcourse,wouldhuntandfish。ThatretreatfortheEnglishpoorwasperceived;andthatretreatwascutoff。

  GamelawsweremadetoextendoverdistrictsliketheArcticsnowsortheSahara。TherichmanhadpropertyoveranimalshehadnomoredreamedofthanagovernorofRomanAfricahaddreamedofagiraffe。Heownedallthebirdsthatpassedoverhisland:hemightaswellhaveownedallthecloudsthatpassedoverit。IfarabbitranfromSmith\'slandtoBrown\'sland,itbelongedtoBrown,asifitwerehispetdog。

  Thelogicalanswertothiswouldbesimple:AnyonestungonBrown\'slandoughttobeabletoprosecuteBrownforkeepingadangerouswaspwithoutamuzzle。

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