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Their Brothers’ Keepers
She,bornoftheindustrialrevolution,hadnotheldasconceivable,hadforgottenalongwiththetalesofastrologyandalchemy,whatthesemenknewintheirsecret,furtivesouls,knewnotbymeansofthought,butbymeansofthatnamelessmuckwhichtheycalledtheirinstinctsandemotions:thatsolongasmenstruggletostayalive,they’llneverproducesolittlebutthatthemanwiththeclubwon’tbeabletoseizeitandleavethemstillless,providedmillionsofthemarewillingtosubmit—thatthehardertheirworkandthelesstheirgain,themoresubmissivethefiberoftheirspirit—thatmenwholivebypullingleversatanelectricswitchboard,arenoteasilyruled,butmenwholivebydiggingthesoilwiththeirnakedfingers,are—thatthefeudalbarondidnotneedelectronicfactoriesinordertodrinkhisbrainsawayoutofjeweledgoblets,andneitherdidtherajahsofthePeople’sStateofIndia.
Shesawwhattheywantedandtowhatgoaltheir"instincts,"whichtheycalledunaccountable,wereleadingthem.ShesawthatEugeneLawson,thehumanitarian,tookpleasureattheprospectofhumanstarvation—andDr.Ferris,thescientist,wasdreamingofthedaywhenmenwouldreturntothehand-plow.
Incredulityandindifferencewereheronlyreaction:incredulity,becauseshecouldnotconceiveofwhatwouldbringhumanbeingstosuchastate—indifference,becauseshecouldnotregardthosewhoreacheditashumananylonger.Theywentontalking,butshewasunabletospeakortolisten.
