英文演讲在七十寿辰宴会上的讲话英文演讲onhisseventithbirtdaygeorgebernardshawoflateyearsthepublichavebeentryingtotacklemeineverywaytheypossiblycan,andfailingtomakeanythingofittheyhaveturnedtotreatingmebsagreatman.thisisadreadfulfatetoover-takeanybody.therehasbeenadistinctattempttodoitagainnow,andforthatreasoniabsolutelydeclinetosayanythingaboutthecelebrationofmyseventiethbirthday.butwhenthelaborparty,myoldfriendsthelaborparty,invitedmehereiknewthatlshouldbeallright.now,however,wehavebuiltupaconstitutionalparty.wehavebuiltituponasocialisticbasis.myfriend,mr.sidneywebb,mr.macdonaldandmyselfsaiddefinitelyatthebeginningthatwhatwehadgottodowastomakethesocialistpartyaconstitutionalpartytowhichanyrespectablegod-fearingmancouldbelongwithouttheslightestcompromiseofhisrespectability.wegotridofallthosetraditionalthatiswhygovernmentsinthepresentdayaremoreafraidofusthantheywereofanyoftheradicalpeople.ourpositionisaperfectlysimpleoneandwehavethegreatadvantageofunderstandingourposition.weopposesocialismtocapitalism.accordingtothecapitalists,therewillbeaguara11teetotheworldthateverymanintilecountrywouldgetajob.theydidn‘tcontenditwouldbeawell-paidjob,becauseifitwaswellpaidamanwouldsaveupenoughoneweektostopworkingthenextweek,andtheyweredeterminedtokeepamanworkingthewholetimeonabaresubsistencewage-and,ontheotherhand,divideanaccumulationofcapita1.theysaidcapita1ismnotonlysecuredthisfortheworkingman,but,byinsuringfabulouswealthinthehandsofasmallclassofpeople,theywouldsavemoneywhethertheylikeditornotandwouldhavetoinvestit.thatiscapitalism,andthisgovernmentisalwaysinterferingwithcapitalism.insteadofgivingamanajoborlettinghimstarvetheyaregivinghimdoles-aftermakingsurehehaspaidforthemfirst.theyaregivingcapitalistssubsidiesandmakingallsortsofregulationsthatarebreakinguptheirownsystem.allthetimetheyaredoingit,andwearetellingthemitisbreakingup,theydon‘tunderstand.wesayincriticismofcapitalismyoursystemhasneverkeptitspromisesforonesingledaysinceitwaspromulgated.ourproductionisridiculous.weareproducingeightyhorsepowermotorcarswhenmanymorehousesshouldbebuilt.weareproducingmostextravagantluxurieswhilechildrenstarve.youhavestoodproductiononitshead.insteadofbeginningwiththethingsthenationneedsmost,youarebeginningatjusttheoppositeend.wesaydistributionhasbecomesoglaringlyridiculousthatthereareonlytwopeopleoutofthe47,000,000peopleinthiscountrywhoapproveofthepresentsystemofdistribution-oneisthedukeofnorthumberlandandtheotherislordbanbury.weareopposedtothattheory.socialism,whichisperfectlyclearandunmistakable,saysthethingyouhavegottotakecareofisyourdistribution.wehavetobeginwiththat,andprivateproperty,ifitstandsinthewayofgooddistribution,hasgottogo.amanwhoholdspublicpropertymustholditonthepub1icconditiononwhich,forinstance,icarrymywalkingstick.iamnotal1owedtodowhatilikewithit.imustnotknockyouontheheadwithit.wesaythatifdistributiongoeswrong,everythingelsegoeswrong-religion,morals-government.andwesay,therefore(thisisthewholemeaningofoursocialism},wemustbeginwithdistributionandtakeallthenecessarysteps.ithinkwearekeepingitinourmindsbecauseourbusinessistotakecareofthedistributionofwealthintheworid1anditellyou,asihavetoldyoubefore,thatidon‘tthinktherearetwomen,orperhapsoneman,inour47,000,000whoapprovesoftheexistingdistributionofwealth.iwillgoevenfurtherandsaythatyouwillnotfindasinglepersoninthewholeofthecivilized...