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aretheexception
thereisnohardandfastlineofdistinen
class
thefaly,ratherthananyhereditaryiliesgoup
anddoanpastfortyhasseenhhisowneyeshow
sofaliesriseandothersgodoocracyisintainedintheor
ineonehaspointedout,byourprodigal
sonsoftheseprodigalsons,thereareplentyinchinahroughtheirprodigality,
ketheriseofapeentrichclassiossible,standingthus,asithe
buloadeitpossiblealbitious
andablentorisefrohebottofthesinationsnonewere
excludedexceptthesonsofbeggarsorprostitutesandeducationsostly
thatonlysonsofthehigherclassesuldafforditwhileleaingwasaprivilegeof
thetalented,itheprivilegeoftherich,nooneobeseriously
handiaybesaidthat
thereyofopportunityforall
thechinesedividesocietyintofourclasses,inthefolloportance:the
sers,theartisansandtherchantsinapritiveagricultural
societyinained,thespiritocraticthere
,asthereerursebetheseclasses,
exenclass,arredby”classfeeling”and
snobberyinthebestsoeray
aska,perhapsh
lessndesatesofanenglishnorhousespeaktothe
farand1thefarrs,theartisansandtherchants,beingallpartofthesapof
theearth,arehule,quiet,selfrespectingcitizensthefannersareplaced,by
nfuciantheory,attheheadofthesethreeclasses,forthericensciouschinese
alesfroandtheyaregratefulthey,together
erchantsandartisans,alllookuptothescholarsasaclassentitledto
privilegeandextraurtesy,andhthedifficultyofacquiringaknohe
oftheirhearts
1astrikingexaleofthisisntainedintaesketchcalled”decracy”in
sorsetughaonachinesescreen
vitheletriad
butdothesentallabourisdecidedlyhigherthan
nuallabour,andtheinequalityreallyseequitenaturalthenquestofthe
anilkingdoynkindansgreaterent
throughhisntaldevelopnt,hejustifiedhissuprealtheanilspointofviean
hastherighttotakeaountainforestsfrohelionsandtigersandrobthe
buffalooftheprairiethedogghtagree,buttheightthinkotheran
justifieditrelybyhisgreaterehe
aloneknehetreasureofknooryandthelaw,andhe
alonekneurderanbythedexteroususeofonewordinalegalbrief
leaingissoplithe
socalled”gentry”classinchinatontinuetheforestanalogy,thegentryarethe
parasites,hetopofthehighesttreehoutgreateffort,
andallchinesebanyansaresurroundedbysuchparasitesinotherheycan
reachthetreesandhesapoftheearth,incidentallypocketing
assionrethanthat,theyoftenundertakefrohetreethedutyofdraining
thesapoftheearth
thisistheso”hthefinancial
nditionofthepeopleandthenationalrevenueitselfthesetaxnopoliesarethe
feedinggroundofthelocalgentry,anevillyaggravatedsince
theestablishntoftherepublicactually,ataxnopoly
theentatthirtythousanddollarsayearyieldstesitsprice
thesapgoestonourishtheparasitesthepityofitisthatthepeopleareduped
entortosociety,exceptthefatteningofthe
parasitesoilies
buttheparasitesaresothicklyentrenchedintheirlocalgroundthatanynee
alsthastoandthroughthetheyparceloutthebutcherytax,the
prostitutiontaxandthegalingtax,andfroheyinvestin,theynaturally
expecttogetthegreatestretusthisideaofthe”greatestretus”provesruinousto
thepeoplethereisnolittotheirrapacity,foodefinitionof”thegreatest”is
possibleandhtheirprofessionalknoheycaninventneaxesevery
nehesegentryfriendsofficiallyorunofficiallynnectedh
hisyantheyyeforavisit,andbetayoftenutter
asigh:”ahetothinkofit,thereareatleast15,000troughsforfeedingpigsin
everyhsien,and150,000troughsineverydistrictoftenhsienadollarpertrough
esuveryhandsoindeed”dohergulp
offinelungchingteaanysuchsighsandflashesofinsight,the
offianfatandhunrrohe
offiedofhisoeheis
turingin”theheerthepigtroughtax,thegentryscholar
disverstheffintax,andafterthattheax
ihavealythoughtshthedivinely
beautifulecranesinchinesepaintingstheyaresopure,soe,sounearthly
thatisbolofthetaoistrecluse,andfairiesgoupto
heavenontheirbacksonesesaresooothandtheirstepsso
statelythetroubleistheyst
... </P></TD>
aretheexception
thereisnohardandfastlineofdistinen
class
thefaly,ratherthananyhereditaryiliesgoup
anddoanpastfortyhasseenhhisowneyeshow
sofaliesriseandothersgodoocracyisintainedintheor
ineonehaspointedout,byourprodigal
sonsoftheseprodigalsons,thereareplentyinchinahroughtheirprodigality,
ketheriseofapeentrichclassiossible,standingthus,asithe
buloadeitpossiblealbitious
andablentorisefrohebottofthesinationsnonewere
excludedexceptthesonsofbeggarsorprostitutesandeducationsostly
thatonlysonsofthehigherclassesuldafforditwhileleaingwasaprivilegeof
thetalented,itheprivilegeoftherich,nooneobeseriously
handiaybesaidthat
thereyofopportunityforall
thechinesedividesocietyintofourclasses,inthefolloportance:the
sers,theartisansandtherchantsinapritiveagricultural
societyinained,thespiritocraticthere
,asthereerursebetheseclasses,
exenclass,arredby”classfeeling”and
snobberyinthebestsoeray
aska,perhapsh
lessndesatesofanenglishnorhousespeaktothe
farand1thefarrs,theartisansandtherchants,beingallpartofthesapof
theearth,arehule,quiet,selfrespectingcitizensthefannersareplaced,by
nfuciantheory,attheheadofthesethreeclasses,forthericensciouschinese
alesfroandtheyaregratefulthey,together
erchantsandartisans,alllookuptothescholarsasaclassentitledto
privilegeandextraurtesy,andhthedifficultyofacquiringaknohe
oftheirhearts
1astrikingexaleofthisisntainedintaesketchcalled”decracy”in
sorsetughaonachinesescreen
vitheletriad
butdothesentallabourisdecidedlyhigherthan
nuallabour,andtheinequalityreallyseequitenaturalthenquestofthe
anilkingdoynkindansgreaterent
throughhisntaldevelopnt,hejustifiedhissuprealtheanilspointofviean
hastherighttotakeaountainforestsfrohelionsandtigersandrobthe
buffalooftheprairiethedogghtagree,buttheightthinkotheran
justifieditrelybyhisgreaterehe
aloneknehetreasureofknooryandthelaw,andhe
alonekneurderanbythedexteroususeofonewordinalegalbrief
leaingissoplithe
socalled”gentry”classinchinatontinuetheforestanalogy,thegentryarethe
parasites,hetopofthehighesttreehoutgreateffort,
andallchinesebanyansaresurroundedbysuchparasitesinotherheycan
reachthetreesandhesapoftheearth,incidentallypocketing
assionrethanthat,theyoftenundertakefrohetreethedutyofdraining
thesapoftheearth
thisistheso”hthefinancial
nditionofthepeopleandthenationalrevenueitselfthesetaxnopoliesarethe
feedinggroundofthelocalgentry,anevillyaggravatedsince
theestablishntoftherepublicactually,ataxnopoly
theentatthirtythousanddollarsayearyieldstesitsprice
thesapgoestonourishtheparasitesthepityofitisthatthepeopleareduped
entortosociety,exceptthefatteningofthe
parasitesoilies
buttheparasitesaresothicklyentrenchedintheirlocalgroundthatanynee
alsthastoandthroughthetheyparceloutthebutcherytax,the
prostitutiontaxandthegalingtax,andfroheyinvestin,theynaturally
expecttogetthegreatestretusthisideaofthe”greatestretus”provesruinousto
thepeoplethereisnolittotheirrapacity,foodefinitionof”thegreatest”is
possibleandhtheirprofessionalknoheycaninventneaxesevery
nehesegentryfriendsofficiallyorunofficiallynnectedh
hisyantheyyeforavisit,andbetayoftenutter
asigh:”ahetothinkofit,thereareatleast15,000troughsforfeedingpigsin
everyhsien,and150,000troughsineverydistrictoftenhsienadollarpertrough
esuveryhandsoindeed”dohergulp
offinelungchingteaanysuchsighsandflashesofinsight,the
offianfatandhunrrohe
offiedofhisoeheis
turingin”theheerthepigtroughtax,thegentryscholar
disverstheffintax,andafterthattheax
ihavealythoughtshthedivinely
beautifulecranesinchinesepaintingstheyaresopure,soe,sounearthly
thatisbolofthetaoistrecluse,andfairiesgoupto
heavenontheirbacksonesesaresooothandtheirstepsso
statelythetroubleistheyst
... </P></TD>