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           Idon’tknowwhotheyare—famousmen,deadandliving,who’vefoughtfortherightthingsandcreatedandpaintedintherightway,andunfamouspeopleIknowwhodon’tlieaboutthings,whotrynottobelazy,whotrytobehumanandintelligent.Yes,peoplelikeG.P...forallhisfaults.HisFault.

           They’renotevengoodpeople.Theyhaveweakmoments.Sexmomentsanddrinkmoments.Cowardandmoneymoments.TheyhaveholidaysintheIvoryTower.Butapartofthemisonewiththeband.

           TheFew.

           November9th

           I’mvain.I’mnotoneofthem.Iwanttobeoneofthem,andthat’snotthesamething.

           Ofcourse,CalibanisnottypicaloftheNewPeople.He’shopelesslyoutofdate(hewillcalltherecord-player,the"gramophone").Andthere’shislackofconfidence.They’renotashamedofthemselves.IrememberDsayingtheythinkthey’reallequaltothebestassoonastheyhaveatellyandacar.ButdeepdownCaliban’soneofthem—there’sthishatredoftheunusual,thiswantingeverybodytobethesame.Andtheawfulmisuseofmoney.Whyshouldpeoplehavemoneyiftheydon’tknowhowtouseit?

           ItsickensmeeverytimeIthinkofallthemoneyCalibanhaswon;andofalltheotherpeoplelikehimwhowinmoney.

           Soselfish,soevil.

           G.P.said,thatday,thehonestpoorarethemoneylessvulgarrich.Povertyforcesthemtohavegoodqualitiesandprideinotherthingsbesidesmoney.Thenwhentheyhavemoneytheydon’tknowwhattodowithit.