Wages or the Whip: An Essay on the Comparative Cost and Productiveness of Free and Slave Labour (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Thus far, we have confined our attention to the illustra tion of the general principle, that slave labour is dearer than free labour; dearer in its prime cost, dearer from its inferior productiveness, and dearer from the waste and bad economy to which it uniformly leads, as well as from its cost to the State. This View of the economical Objections against slavery has been admirably illustrated by a popular female Writer, Miss Martineau, in her Tale of Demerara. In the summary of principles appended to that Tale, the leading points are thus succinctly stated.
Where the labourer is not held as capital, the capitalist pays for labour only.
Where the labourer is held as capital, the capitalist not only pays a much higher price for an equal quantity of labour, but also for waste, negligence, and theft on the part of the labourer. Capital is thus sunk, which ought to be reproduced.
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Thus far, we have confined our attention to the illustra tion of the general principle, that slave labour is dearer than free labour; dearer in its prime cost, dearer from its inferior productiveness, and dearer from the waste and bad economy to which it uniformly leads, as well as from its cost to the State. This View of the economical Objections against slavery has been admirably illustrated by a popular female Writer, Miss Martineau, in her Tale of Demerara. In the summary of principles appended to that Tale, the leading points are thus succinctly stated.
Where the labourer is not held as capital, the capitalist pays for labour only.
Where the labourer is held as capital, the capitalist not only pays a much higher price for an equal quantity of labour, but also for waste, negligence, and theft on the part of the labourer. Capital is thus sunk, which ought to be reproduced.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Wages or the Whip: An Essay on the Comparative Cost and Productiveness of Free and Slave Labour
Fouche', Napoleon's arch-minister of police, is reported to have remarked respecting the murder of the Duke D'Enghien, that it was worse than a crime: it was a blunder. The worst of crimes, in the estimation of politicians of his stamp, is a fruitless one. The doctrine which Fouche applied to what he deemed the false step of his master, though seldom so plainly avowed, is in accordance with the too prevalent philosophy alike of the cabinet and the counting-house, which makes utility the test of virtue and public morality. Fox, on one occasion, maintained in the Senate, that what is morally wrong cannot be politically right; that justice and humanity are always true policy; that they are in the end the most gainful. But this abstract principle has rarely been recognized by political economists, who regard men exclusively as governed by their real or supposed mercantile interests.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Fouche', Napoleon's arch-minister of police, is reported to have remarked respecting the murder of the Duke D'Enghien, that it was worse than a crime: it was a blunder. The worst of crimes, in the estimation of politicians of his stamp, is a fruitless one. The doctrine which Fouche applied to what he deemed the false step of his master, though seldom so plainly avowed, is in accordance with the too prevalent philosophy alike of the cabinet and the counting-house, which makes utility the test of virtue and public morality. Fox, on one occasion, maintained in the Senate, that what is morally wrong cannot be politically right; that justice and humanity are always true policy; that they are in the end the most gainful. But this abstract principle has rarely been recognized by political economists, who regard men exclusively as governed by their real or supposed mercantile interests.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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- VerlagForgotten Books
- Erscheinungsdatum2017
- ISBN 10 1330764943
- ISBN 13 9781330764947
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- Anzahl der Seiten100
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