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？