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The Egotist Becomes a Personage
Theydon’tthinkuneducatedpeopleshouldbehighlypaid,buttheywon’tseethatiftheydon’tpaytheuneducatedpeopletheirchildrenaregoingtobeuneducatedtoo,andwe’regoingroundandroundinacircle.That—isthegreatmiddleclass!"
Thebigmanwithabroadgrinonhisfaceleanedoverandsmiledatthelittleman.
"You’recatchingitprettyheavy,Garvin;howdoyoufeel?"
Thelittlemanmadeanattempttosmileandactasifthewholematterweresoridiculousastobebeneathnotice.ButAmorywasnotthrough.
"Thetheorythatpeoplearefittogovernthemselvesrestsonthisman.Ifhecanbeeducatedtothinkclearly,concisely,andlogically,freedofhishabitoftakingrefugeinplatitudesandprejudicesandsentimentalisms,thenI’mamilitantSocialist.Ifhecan’t,thenIdon’tthinkitmattersmuchwhathappenstomanorhissystems,noworhereafter."
"Iambothinterestedandamused,"saidthebigman."Youareveryyoung."
"WhichmayonlymeanthatIhaveneitherbeencorruptednormadetimidbycontemporaryexperience.Ipossessthemostvaluableexperience,theexperienceoftherace,forinspiteofgoingtocollegeI’vemanagedtopickupagoodeducation."
"Youtalkglibly."
"It’snotallrubbish,"criedAmorypassionately."ThisisthefirsttimeinmylifeI’vearguedSocialism.It’stheonlypanaceaIknow.I’mrestless.Mywholegenerationisrestless.
