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    thereisnohardandfastlineofdistinen

    class.

    thefaly,ratherthananyhereditaryiliesgoup

    anddoanpastfortyhasseenhhisowneyeshow

    sofaliesriseandodoocracyisintaiheor

    ineonehaspoi,byal

    sons.oftheseprodigalsons,thereareplentyinahroughtheirprodigality,

    ketheriseofaperrichclassiossible,standingthus,asithe

    buloadeitpossiblealbitious

    andablentorisefrohebottofthesinationsnonewere

    excludedexceptthesonsofbeggarsorprostitutes.andeducationsostly

    thatonlysonsofthehigherclassesuldaffordit.whileleaingrivilegeof

    thetaleheprivilegeoftheriooneobeseriously

    handiaybesaidthat

    thereyofopportunityforall.

    theesedividesocietyintofourclasses,inthefolloportahe

    sers,theartisansandtherts.inapritiveagricultural

    societyihespiritocratic.there

    ,asthereerursebetheseclasses,

    exenclass,arredby”classfeeling”and

    snobbery.isoeray

    aska,perhapsh

    lessesofanenglishnorhousespeaktothe

    farand.1thefarrs,theartisansandtherts,beingallpartofthesapof

    theearth,arehule,quiet,selfrespegcitizens.thefannersareplaced,by

    nfutheory,attheheadofthesethreeclasses,fortherisciousese

    alesfroandtheyaregrateful.they,together

    ertsandartisans,alllookuptothescholarsasaclassentitledto

    privilegearaurtesy,andhthedifficultyofacquiringaknohe

    oftheirhearts.

    1astrikingexaleofthisisntaiaesketchcalled”decra

    sorsetughaonaeses.

    vi.theletriad

    butdothesentallabourisdecidedlyhigherthan

    nuallabour,andtheinequalityreallyseequitenatural.theofthe

    anilkingdoynkindaerent.

    throughhisntaldevelopifiedhissuprealtheanilspointofviean

    hastherighttotakeaountaisfrohelionsandtigersandrobthe

    buffalooftheprairie.thedogghtagree,buttheightthinkotheran

    justifieditrelybyhisgreatere.he

    aloreasureofknooryandthelaw,andhe

    alonekneurderanbythedexteroususeofonewordinalegalbrief.

    leaingissoplithe

    socalled”gentry”classina.tontiheforestanalogy,thegentryarethe

    parasites,hetopofthehighesttreehoutgreateffort,

    andallesebanyansaresurroundedbysuchparasites.inotherhey

    reachthetreesandhesapoftheearth,iallypocketing

    assiohanthat,theyofteakefrohetreethedutyofdraining

    thesapoftheearth.

    thisistheso”hthefinancial

    nditionofthepeopleaionalreveself.thesetaxnopoliesarethe

    feedinggroundofthelocalgentry,anevillyaggravatedsince

    theestablishntoftherepublic.actually,ataxnopoly

    theentatthirtythousanddollarsayearyieldstesitsprice.

    thesapgoestonourishtheparasites.thepityofitisthatthepeopleareduped

    entortosociety,exceptthefatteningofthe

    parasitesoilies.

    buttheparasitesaresothicklyentreheirlocalgroundthatanynee

    alsthastoandthroughthetheyparceloutthebutcherytax,the

    prostitutiontaxandthegalingtax,andfroheyiiurally

    expecttogetthegreatestretus.thisideaofthe”greatestretus”provesruinousto

    thepeople.thereisnolittotheirrapacity,foodefinitionof”thegreatest”is

    possible.andhtheirprofessionalknoheyventneaxes.every

    nehesegentryfriendsofficiallyorunofficiallyedh

    hisyan.theyyeforavisit,aayoftenutter

    asigh:”ahetothinkofit,thereareatleast15,hsforfeedingpigsin

    everyhsien,and150,hsineverydistrictoftenhsien.adollarpertrough

    esuveryhandsoindeed.”dulp

    offinelunggtea.anysuchsighsandflashesofinsight,the

    offianfatandhunrrohe

    offiedofhisoe.heis

    turingin”theheerthepigtroughtax,thegentryscholar

    disverstheffintax,andafterthattheax....

    ihavealythoughtshthedivinely

    beautifuleesinesepaintings.theyaresopure,soe,souhly.

    thatisbolofthetaoistrecluse,andfairiesgoupto

    heavenontheirbacks.ones.esaresooothaepsso

    statelythetroubleistheyst

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