A Plea for Liberty An Argument Against Socialism And Socialistic Legislation
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Therefore he aims to raise wages generally, and to shorten hours of work by all and any means. At the same time he has no fear of brinojinsr about the destruction of trade — it may be that he hardly understands how delicate a plant 2o6 A Plea for Liberty. [v. trade is, and his view may be summarised by saying that he thinks the masters to be perfectly capable of taking care of themselves. This is a quaint creed, um-easonable and illogi- cal ; a creed Avhich the experience of men contradicts, si...nce it is found that in times of prosperity the collier of the Midlands and his neighbour the potter buy champagne and bull-dogs in preference to the cheapest of literature ; that the wives of gas- stokers have been heard to complain of the eight-hour shift, as opposed to the twelve-hour shift, on the ground that it gives the men more leisure for spending their earnings at the public-house, and leaves them less money for domestic pur- poses ; and that, as a plain matter of fact, trade is easily driven away from a port, especially from a port such as London, which is not altogether conveniently situated.
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