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Robert Owen--On Moral Cowardioe.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec, 10, lsi6. ~. 80 .- ..sE
For the Union.
Robert O,ven-On Moral Cowardioe.
Moral weakness, the fear of public opinion BY the
most advanced minds and influential men and women in
Great Britain and the United States, the sole
cause of the continuance of ignorance, dsunion poverty
and crime among the Of their respective populations
This mental debility the natural result Of the local
prejudees of their ATTITUDES and ongtudes has TO be
overcome before society be relieved from the evils
stated and the population of these countries be made
TO think and act nationally Ii is true, that of themselves
being from birth made the slaves OF these preudces
they cannot help themselves; they have been made
tally blind by many dark folds of ignorant bandages.
These must be removed from their mental eyes; not
roughly, anger, with desire to nure, but gently
kindly, and in the spirit Of physician surgeon who
feels deep interest in the we-doing and full recoye-
ry OF his patient We will endeavor to put this
subject in a form 50 simple and plain that all who can
think and accurately may understand it, and teach
others also to comprehend il; while to understand will
be TO admit its truth, accept and adopt it,
What is it that all desire
list Is il not TO be secured, permanently and without
risk in sufficient supply OF the necessaries comforts
and beneficial Injuries of life .... "A. ..I
I'd. In the formation OF superior character, physical,
mental, moral, and practical ..-
I'd. in means to make daily progress in all kinds of
valuable knowledge, and to enjoy due proportion of
healthy and rational recreation
18th. In TO be daily useully and pleasantly oc-
cuped, physically and mentally
5th. In being surrounded by well educated friends,
trained in the genuine spirit OF enlightened charity and
Kindness and whose minds have been beralzed BY the
acquisition of extensive valuable knowledge both in
theory and practce'
9th. In the enjoyment of much individual freedom
is compatible with the permanent good order Of
cietyl
It'll In being well governed according to the laws OF
nature they have been permanently made to ex-
list by the Great Creating Power OF the universe!
sth In being cordially united in spirit and in interest
with all our fellows OF the human family . '.
9th In the means 10 remove with ease, at pleasure,
from one district TO another ....s.. ..
10th. In being surrounded by superior objects only
and in assisting TO make nature around us as beautiful
and fruitful as is practicable? ..l
18th. In being actively engaged in promoting the
happiness OF all around far as our influence can be
made to extend' ~. r.. .. ri
18th And in always living in peace and harmony with
our race and our race being made devoid of crime |
Now, If these the permanent natural desires of man.
why, in the name OF common sense, not the PRAC-
TCAL measures adopted to secure these results in the
United States and Great Britain, they claim to be fore
most in the progress of national improvements
These results for the first time in human history
may be obtained but obtained only, by creating the ex
ternal circumstances which produce Them and these
circumstances may be easily brought into universal
daily action.
And now because society lately has made the astond-
ing progress toward nationality TO permit the free
publication of the most valuable truths for the we-be
ing and happiness of without the author being burn
ed, hung, imprisoned, even fined.
The parties who, from their position on the theatre of
the world first required TO exhibit the moral courage
which the advance of scientific and general knowledge
now demand from them, are the Parliament of Great
Britain and the Congress of the United States.
These two assemblies OF the advanced mind of the
times and which might be the seeing eyes of
true civilization, overwhelmed with moral
cowardice they succumb to the most ignorant and ira
honal public opinions emanatng from their nexpe
renced ancestors who through long night of mental
darkness filled with never-ending wild supersti-
tons, calculated only to ensave and keep bondage all
the nober qualities Of humanity, and thus make man an
enemy to the world, while his broad and ever
lasting interest is be cordially united to his fellows
The world looks to the Congress of the United States,
and to the British Parliament, for knowledge to lead
Alright in this mental conflict in all nations, respecting the
best religion, government, laws, and institutions time
having convicted all being direct encouragers of false
hood, deception disunion, ignorance CRIME, and misery
1t is now to be seen whether the imperial Parliament
OF the British empire the Congress of so MANY united
free States said to be more free than any other people
will be the first to acquire sufficient moral courage openly
to declare and advocate the truths of nature they are
made exist within each of ustruths essential TO the
permanent well being, virtue, excellence, and happiness
of the human race--and thus cut the Gordan knot of
mental slavery and of mans degradation and misery
Do some of the well-meaning members of these assem-
bles think and say the time for this bold announcement
of these great truths is coming but is not yet come No
mistake be greater fatal to the doing and
being of the present and succeeding generation
The eternal laws of God and the baseless fabric of the
laws OF men, have been discovered and contrased-the
first ascertaned to lead to truth, high excellence and
happiness the last to alsehood mental and bodily slave
ry and degradation to rich and poor and to every varied
kind of misery ta
Shall, then, the false. humating, and most vicious
laws Of men, producing error, folly, and confusion
throughout society, among all nations and people, con-
tinue to prevail, because of the midty and want of
moral courage the members of these leading pub
lie assemblies Of the world Common sense forbds it
the growing knowledge Of the public will not much
longer suffer it and it is the interest of all that much
weakness should be Immediately made to terminate.
The real friend to all, .......
ROBERT OWEN
Washington, Dec. Is, 1915. a.s.. ,4 ~ n4
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