ABSTRACT
A frank recognition of the fleeting nature of the national prosperity which is based upon an extensive foreign trade would carry people a long way towards the formulation of a true social policy. The New Age has repeatedly urged the importance of the Trade Unions spending money on organizing the agricultural workers. The revival of agriculture would certainly relieve the pressure of competition in our towns. But whether by this means alone a proper ratio between urban and rural areas could be established is very much open to question. The Greeks boldly faced this situation, and when the population of their cities became too big to be manageable, sent out their citizens to establish new colonies. A capacity for public speaking rather than personal character became the primary qualification for public life, because only good speakers could become sufficiently well known to the electorate.
