| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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| Page | 1529 |
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When at length he was able to proceed, ho made a very clever speech - it had been specially written for him and had cost ten guineas. A large part of it consisted of warnings against the dangers of Socialism. Sweater had carefully rehearsed this speech and he delivered it very effectively. Some of those Socialists, he said, were well-meaning but mistaken people, who did not realize the harm that would result if their extraordinary ideas were ever put into practice. He lowered his voice to a blood-curdling stage whisper as he asked: `What is this Socialism that we hear so much about, but which so few understand? What is it, and what does it mean?' Then, raising his voice till it rang through the air and fell upon the ears of the assembled multitude like the clanging of a funeral |
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