ABSTRACT
InCzechoslovakia,theconditionsoflifeareinsomerespectsvery peculiar.Sometimesweencourageeachothersoeffectivelythatit seems,eventous,thatweliveinthebestofallpossibleworlds.This isbecauseourmiseryisartificial.Itisnotcausedbyfamineorwar, butbyadeliberateregression,anartificialreductionofthevital functions,anentirelynewandunprecedentedformofretrogression thatexpendsunheardofamountsofenergyincompellingpeopleto bepassive.
