Quote#Work
Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of…
Quote byWilliam Howard Taft · 1857–1930
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Popular Government: Its Essence, Its Permanence and Its Perils, chapter 4, p.91 (1913)..
English (original)
Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that to-day is at the basis of all human labor and effort, enterprise and new activity.
— William Howard Taft
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