That no longer shall the workers childishly accept the treacherous advice from political stalking horses, called “political reformers,” and “political saviors”; That no longer shall the workers rest in dull dependence upon the advice of eager-to-be-elevated capitalist “leaders of the people”; That no longer shall the workers go gullibly chasing after still-fed “statesmen” on election day; That no longer shall the workers in stupid expectation meekly linger at the back door of legislative halls, teasing smooth, stall-fed capitalist “statesmen” for labor legislation; That the workers band together and emancipate themselves from war, from the wholesale robbery, tyranny and blood-letting of Capitalism. With heads and hearts and hopes together the working class should read together, study together, reason together, band together, struggle together, and altogether in a political party of the working class stand together and vote together and capture the power of government for the freedom and protection of the working class. Let us respect our own working class. Let us have faith in our own working class. Let us protect ourselves. “Let us get up off our knees—and our masters won’t seem so tall.” Down with industrial despotism and its wars! Up with industrial democracy and its peace! * * * * * (Before reading the following paragraphs examine last four Pages of Chapter Six, paragraph headed: “A Special Warning to the Working Class of the United States.”) One more word here: Brothers, beware! With pride and defiance hold up your heads—and think. Prepare to say: “WE REFUSE.” Beware. Another war is brewing. “Another war is necessary!”—your betrayers will presently tell you. True! From the capitalist’s point of view another war will, indeed, presently be necessary; another war becomes more and more imperatively necessary—and for a new and increasing reason. The much plundered working people are beginning to think. Thought is revolutionary. A thought is a file, a keen saw, with which a soul may escape from the gloomy dungeon of prejudice. Thought is intellectual nitroglycerine for blasting the flinty mountains of prejudice. Thought utterly destroys mental rubbish. Thought kills what ought to die. Thinking slaves promptly become defiant and dare to do for freedom. Thought kills—kills slavery. Thought, however, can still be prevented. Even the splendid thought of peace and freedom can still be strangled in a wild delirium called “patriotic” war. Hence every purchasable educated human thing with influence must play its prostitute part in resurrecting and perpetuating the ferocious thirst for war. For capitalist purposes another war is necessary. Therefore strangle brotherliness. Therefore stifle man’s grand sweet dream of peace.