| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx: the hallowed co-relation of parent and child, becomes all the
more disgusting, the more, by the action of Modern Industry, all
family ties among the proletarians are torn asunder, and their
children transformed into simple articles of commerce and
instruments of labour.
But you Communists would introduce community of women, screams
the whole bourgeoisie in chorus.
The bourgeois sees in his wife a mere instrument of production.
He hears that the instruments of production are to be exploited
in
common, and, naturally, can come to no other conclusion than that
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Under the Andes by Rex Stout: appeared to me to remain exactly the same, stationary, after a long
and desperate struggle; but when I gave a quick glance behind I saw
that we had pulled so far away from the raft that it was no longer
in sight. That gave me renewed strength, and, shouting assurance
to Harry and Desiree, I redoubled my efforts. Desiree was by now
almost able to hold her own, but we still supported her.
Every stroke made the next one easier, carrying us away from
the whirlpool, and soon we swam smoothly. Less and less strong
became the resistance of the current, until finally it was possible
to float easily on our backs and rest.
"How far is it to the cavern?" Harry panted.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis: higher doctrine than I've lived by, and I've made
no claim to be better or more moral than any of
you. I'm not. I'm in the same boat with all of
you, and I tell you it's up to ALL of us to stop lynch-
ings in this county--to set our faces against it.
I tell you--"
"Is that all you've got to say to us, colonel?"
The question come out of a group that had drawed
nearer together whilst the colonel was talking.
They was tired of listening to talk and arguments,
and showed it.
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