July26,1926
Oflateyearsthepublichavebeentryingtotacklemeineverywaytheypoiblycan,andfailingtomakeanythingofittheyhaveturnedtotreatingmeagreatman.Thisisadreadfulfatetoover-takeanybody.Therehasbeenadistinctattempttodoitagainnow,andforthatreasonIaolutelydeclinetosayanythingaboutthecelebrationofmyseventiethbirthday.ButwhentheLaborparty,myoldfriendstheLaborparty,invitedmehereIknewthatlshouldbeallright.Now,however,wehavebuiltupacotitutionalparty.Wehavebuiltituponasocialisticbasis.Myfriend,Mr.SidneyWe,Mr.MacdonaldandmyselfsaiddefinitelyatthebegiingthatwhatwehadgottodowastomaketheSocialistpartyacotitutionalpartytowhichanyreectableGod-fearingmancouldbelongwithouttheslightestcompromiseofhisreectability.WegotridofallthosetraditionalthatiswhyGovernmentsinthepresentdayaremoreafraidofusthantheywereofanyoftheRadicalpeople.
Ourpositionisaperfectlysimpleoneandwehavethegreatadvantageofunderstandingourposition.Weoosesocialismtocapitalism.
Accordingtothecapitalists,therewillbeaguara11teetotheworldthateverymanintilecountrywouldgetajob.Theydidn’tcontenditwouldbeawell-paidjob,becauseifitwaswellpaidamanwouldsaveupenoughoneweektostopworkingthenextweek,andtheyweredeterminedtokeepamanworkingthewholetimeonabaresuistencewage-and,ontheotherhand,pideanaccumulationofcapita1.
Theysaidcapita1ismnotonlysecuredthisfortheworkingman,but,byiuringfabulouswealthinthehandsofasmallclaofpeople,theywouldsavemoneywhethertheylikeditornotandwouldhavetoinvestit.Thatiscapitalism,andthisGovernmentisalwaysinterferingwithcapitalism.Iteadofgivingamanajoborlettinghimstarvetheyaregivinghimdoles-aftermakingsurehehaspaidforthemfirst.Theyaregivingcapitalistssuidiesandmakingallsortsofregulatiothatarebreakinguptheirownsystem.Allthetimetheyaredoingit,andwearetellingthemitisbreakingup,theydon’tunderstand.
Wesayincriticismofcapitalism:Yoursystemhasneverkeptitspromisesforonesingledaysinceitwaspromulgated.Ourproductionisridiculous.Weareproducingeightyhorsepowe
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rmotorcarswhenmanymorehousesshouldbebuilt.Weareproducingmostextravagantluxurieswhilechildrenstarve.Youhavestoodproductiononitshead.Iteadofbegiingwiththethingsthenationneedsmost,youarebegiingatjusttheoositeend.Wesaydistributionhasbecomesoglaringlyridiculousthatthereareonlytwopeopleoutofthe47,000,000peopleinthiscountrywhoaroveofthepresentsystemofdistribution-oneistheDukeofNorthumberlandandtheotherisLordBaury.F132.cOm更多精选演讲稿阅读
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