8 THE IDEA IS THE THING ment. Legislative edic_ts ~on't _till th~ soil ; Jaws ~an't turn the wheels of industry. D1ssat1sfaction, strife, and famme came upon the heels of government c?ercion and dictatorship. Again, as always, politics and authority p~oved the swamp in which the revolutionary fires became extmgmshed. Let us learn this 111:ostvital lesso? ; thorough understanding by the masses of the true aim o~ revolution means success. Carrying out their conscious will by their own efforts guarantees the right development of the new life. On the other hand lack of this understanding and of preparation means certain defeat, either at the hands of reaction or by the experimental theories of would-be political party friends. Let us prepare, then. What and how ? 51
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