The morality of work is the morality of slaves, and the modern world h…

Bertrand Russell
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The morality of work is the morality of slaves, and the modern world has no need of slavery. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2015). In Praise of Idleness, p.7, Lulu Press, Inc
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