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Profit sharing, by anchoring a man to the spot, by breaking down the…

Quote byKeir Hardie · 1856–1915

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (4 April 1909), quoted in The Times (5 April 1909), p. 6.

English (original)

Profit sharing, by anchoring a man to the spot, by breaking down the sense of his own consciousness, which inspired every big strike, had a positive tendency to lower wages and worsen the conditions of employment. Therefore he looked with no hope to profit sharing.

— Keir Hardie

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