the things that can be made by work. They suffer want in the midst of
the means of producing abundance. They remain idle because they are
bound and fettered with a chain of gold.

'Let us examine the details of this insane, idiotic, imbecile system.'

Owen now asked Philpot to pass him a piece of charred wood from under
the grate, and having obtained what he wanted, he drew upon the wall a
quadrangular figure about four feet in length and one foot deep. The
walls of the kitchen had not yet been cleaned off, so it did not matter
about disfiguring them.

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'To find out the cause of the shortage in this country of the things
that can be made by work it is first of all necessary to find out how
people spend their time. Now this square represents the whole of the
adult population of this country. There are many different classes of
people, engaged in a great number of different occupations. Some of
them are helping to produce the benefits of civilization, and some are
not. All these people help to consume these things, but when we
inquire into their occupations we shall find that although the majority
are workers, only a comparatively small number are engaged in actually
producing either the benefits of civilization or the necessaries of
life.'...

Order being once more restored, the lecturer turned again to the
drawing on the wall and stretched out his hand, evidently with the
intention of making some addition to it, but instead of doing so lie
paused irresolutely, and faltering, let his arm drop down again b