On Labour: Its Wrongful Claims and Rightful Dues, Its Actual Present and Possible FutureMacmillan, 1870 - 499 pages |
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... existence that then set in , might speedily bring down wages to the point indi- cated in the song on which Macaulay lays so much stress , but it is plain that such exceptional reductions did not sensibly affect the ordinary price of ...
... existence that then set in , might speedily bring down wages to the point indi- cated in the song on which Macaulay lays so much stress , but it is plain that such exceptional reductions did not sensibly affect the ordinary price of ...
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... existence , may perhaps be fairly required to make the utmost return in his power for his keep . He is troubled with no aspirations , moral or intellectual ; he has no mind to improve , nor affections to exercise , nor any wants but ...
... existence , may perhaps be fairly required to make the utmost return in his power for his keep . He is troubled with no aspirations , moral or intellectual ; he has no mind to improve , nor affections to exercise , nor any wants but ...
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... existence of two - thirds . ' ' If called upon to picture the conditions of society , ' he ' would rather liken it to a crowd borne on a raft floating over a bottomless sea , the planks of which are supplied by a class of capitalists ...
... existence of two - thirds . ' ' If called upon to picture the conditions of society , ' he ' would rather liken it to a crowd borne on a raft floating over a bottomless sea , the planks of which are supplied by a class of capitalists ...
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... consequences it may have given rise , ' there is no use in protesting against , for no protest , however energetic , can upset it . self to such an existence ? You are supposed , 22 LABOUR'S CAUSES OF DISCONTENT . [ BOOK I.
... consequences it may have given rise , ' there is no use in protesting against , for no protest , however energetic , can upset it . self to such an existence ? You are supposed , 22 LABOUR'S CAUSES OF DISCONTENT . [ BOOK I.
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... existence ? You are supposed , observe , to be abundantly supplied with all materials requisite , to be comfortably lodged , warmly clad , unstinted in beef and beer . The only thing denied is leisure . But consider what an infinity is ...
... existence ? You are supposed , observe , to be abundantly supplied with all materials requisite , to be comfortably lodged , warmly clad , unstinted in beef and beer . The only thing denied is leisure . But consider what an infinity is ...
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