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【】aretheexception. thereisnohardandfastlineofdistinen class. thefaly,ratherthananyhereditaryiliesgoup anddoanpastfortyhasseenhhisowneyeshow sofaliesriseandodooyisintaiheor ineonehaspoi,byal sons.oftheseprodigalsons,thereareplentyinahroughtheirprodigality, ketheriseofaperrilassiossible,standingthus,asithe buloadeitpossiblealbitious andablentorisefrohebottofthesinationsnonewere exeptthesonsofbeggarsorprostitutes.andeducationsostly thatonlysonsofthehigherclassesuldaffordit.whileleaingrivilegeof thetaleheprivilegeoftheriooneobeseriously handiaybesaidthat thereyofopportunityforall. theesedividesocietyintofourclasses,inthefolloportahe sers,theartisansandtherts.inapritiveagricultural societyihespirito.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,andhthediffiquiringaknohe oftheirhearts. 1astrikingexaleofthisisntaiaesketalled”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 theestablishntoftherepublitually,ataxnopoly theentatthirtythousanddollarsayearyieldstesitsprice. thesapgoestonourishtheparasites.thepityofitisthatthepeopleareduped entortosoeptthefatteningofthe 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 ...