Edward Bellamy

Name: Equality — Chapter XXIII. "The parable of the water tank"
Author: Edward Bellamy

Equality — Chapter XXIII. "The parable of the water tank" (1897)

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“Equality — Chapter XXIII. "The parable of the water tank"”, published in 1897, is a work by Edward Bellamy. It explores elements such as capitalists, tank and soothsayers.

Quotes from Equality — Chapter XXIII. "The parable of the water tank" (Edward Bellamy)

Edward Bellamy, Equality — Chapter XXIII. "The parable of the water tank" (1897)

“ Do ye for yourselves that which is done by the capitalists--namely, the ordering of your labor, and the marshaling of your bands, and the dividing of your tasks. So shall ye have no need at all of the capitalists and no more yield to them any profit, but all the fruit of your labor shall ye share as brethren, every one having the same; and so shall the tank never overflow until every man is full, and would not wag the tongue for more, and afterward shall ye with the overflow make pleasant fountains and fish ponds to delight yourselves withal even as did the capitalists ”

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Edward Bellamy, Equality — Chapter XXIII. "The parable of the water tank" (1897)

“ Sit ye down, therefore and be patient, for ye shall bring us no more water till the tank be empty."
"'But when the people no more received the pennies of the capitalists for the water they brought, they could buy no more water from the capitalists, having naught wherewith to buy. And when the capitalists saw that they had no more profit because no man bought water of them, they were troubled. And they sent forth men in the highways, the byways, and the hedges, crying, "If any thirst let him come to the tank and buy water of us, for it doth overflow." ”

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Edward Bellamy, Equality — Chapter XXIII. "The parable of the water tank" (1897)

“ But the capitalists said to the people: "Shall we hire you to bring water when the tank, which is the Market, doth already overflow? Buy ye, therefore, first water, and when the tank is empty, through your buying, will we hire you again." And so it was because the capitalists hired them no more to bring water that the people could not buy the water they had brought already, and because the people could not buy the water they had brought already, the capitalists no more hired them to bring water. ”

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Edward Bellamy, Equality — Chapter XXIII. "The parable of the water tank" (1897)

“ If ye will be their men and serve them against the people, that they break not in upon the tank, then shall ye have abundance of water, that ye perish not, ye and your children."
"'And the mighty men and they who were skilled in war hearkened unto this speech and suffered themselves to be persuaded, for their thirst constrained them, and they went within unto the capitalists and became their men, and staves and swords were put in their hands and they became a defense unto the capitalists and smote the people when they thronged upon the tank. ”

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Edward Bellamy, Equality — Chapter XXIII. "The parable of the water tank" (1897)

“ And because of the excess that was left of every bucket, did the tank overflow, for the people were many, but the capitalists were few, and could drink no more than others. Therefore did the tank overflow. ”

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Edward Bellamy, Equality — Chapter XXIII. "The parable of the water tank" (1897)

“ And these holy men, who were false priests, testified to the people that this affliction was sent to them of God for the healing of their souls, and that if they should bear it in patience and lust not after the water, neither trouble the capitalists, it would come to pass that after they had given up the ghost they would come to a country where there should be no capitalists but an abundance of water. Howbeit, there were certain true prophets of God also, and these had compassion on the people and would not prophesy for the capitalists, but rather spake constantly against them. ”

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Edward Bellamy, Equality — Chapter XXIII. "The parable of the water tank" (1897)

“ Choose ye discreet men to go in and out before you and to marshal your bands and order your labor, and these men shall be as the capitalists were; but, behold, they shall not be your masters as the capitalists are, but your brethren and officers who do your will, and they shall not take any profits, but every man his share like the others, that there may be no more masters and servants among you, but brethren only. ”

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Edward Bellamy, Equality — Chapter XXIII. "The parable of the water tank" (1897)

“ Our discussion, I find, has taken a broader range than I expected, and to complete the subject we shall need to have a brief session this afternoon.--And now, by way of concluding the morning, I propose to offer a little contribution of my own. The other day, at the museum, I was delving among the relics of literature of the great Revolution, with a view to finding something that might illustrate our theme. ”

Edward Bellamy

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