THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to John Buckland

Letter No. VWL5028

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to John Buckland

Letter No.: VWL5028


Dorking

May 28 [1942]

Dear Buckland
(Forgive wartime paper)1
I was very glad to have news of you – but sorry you are still in hospital – concussion is not a thing to be treated lightly – I am so glad you have got your commission – we want people like you to lead this war.
I think that arguing against capitalism is flogging a dead horse – there is no doubt that collectivism & state control is coming in some way – it is up to young people to see that it comes in the right way & does not produce worse slavery & more graft than any capitalist system ever did.
By the way – I am not driving a salvage lorry – I wish I was
Yrs
R Vaughan Williams


1. Written on verso of a circular from The Bodnant Press dated April 15, 1942.