Sentence:  And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you <WSD>wanted</WSD> to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them. Soft heartedness caused more harm than good. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand. (from 18th c.)