○  GeorgeBernardShaw  ○

themitisbreakingup,theydon‘tunderstand.
   wesayincriticismofcapitalism:yoursystemhasneverkeptitspromisesforonesingledaysinceitwaspromulgated.ourproductionisridiculous.weareproducingeightyhorsepowermotorcarswhenmanymorehousessho

uldbebuilt.weareproducingmostextravagantluxurieswhilechildrenstarve.youhavestoodproductiononitshead.iteadofbegiingwiththethingsthenationneedsmost,youarebegiingatjusttheoositeend.wesaydistributionhasbecomesoglaringlyridiculousthatthereareonlytwopeopleoutofthe47,000,000peopleinthiscountrywhoaroveofthepresentsystemofdistribution-oneisthedukeofnorthumberlandandtheotherislordbaury.
   weareoosedtothattheory.socialism,whichisperfectlyclearandunmistakable,saysthethingyouhavegottotakecareofisyourdistribution.wehavetobeginwiththat,andprivateproperty,ifitstandsinthewayofgooddistribution,hasgottogo.
   amanwhoholdspublicpropertymustholditonthepub1icconditiononwhich,foritance,icarrymywalkingstick.iamnotal1owedtodowhatilikewithit.imustnotknockyouontheheadwithit.wesaythatifdistributiongoeswrong,everythingelsegoeswrong-religion,morals-government.andwesay,therefore(thisisthewholemeaningofoursocialism},wemustbeginwithdistributionandtakeallthenecearyste.
   ithinkwearekeepingitinourmindsbecauseourbusineistotakecareofthedistributionofwealthintheworid1anditellyou,asihavetoldyoubefore,thatidon‘tthinktherearetwomen,orperhaoneman,inour47,000,000whoarovesoftheexistingdistributionofwealth.iwillgoevenfurtherandsaythatyouwillnotfindasinglepersoninthewholeofthecivilizedworldwhoagreeswiththeexistingsystemofthedistributionofwealth.ithasbeenreducedtoablankaurdity.
   ithinkthedaywillcomewhenwewillbeabletomakethedistinctionbetweenusandthecapitalists.wemustgetcertainleadingideasbeforethepeople.weshouldaouncethatwearenotgoinginforwhatwastheold-fashionedideaofredistribution,buttheredistributionofincome.letitalwaysbeaquestionofincome.
   ihavebeenveryhayheretonight.ientirelyun

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