Supposing, too, that he were to offer a house free to all the homeless folk, all the tramps, and broken men, and out-of-workers in Great Britain.

Then, having collected them together, let him employ them, under fitting superintendence, upon some colossal piece of work which would last for many years, and perhaps be of permanent value to humanity.

Give them a good rate of pay, and let their hours of labour be reasonable, and those of recreation be pleasant.

Might you not benefit them and benefit humanity at one stroke ?" "But what form of work could you devise which would employ so vast a number for so long a time, and yet not compete with any existing industry?
To do the latter would simply mean to shift the misery from one class to another." "Precisely so.

I should compete with no one.