Machinery has been called "labour-saving," but the immediate result of its introduction has been to throw people out of work—labour-saving in the sense of taking their work from them, or the bread out of their mouths.
Walter Crane
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- William Morris to Whistler (1911); Exact wording and attribution checked. Arts and Crafts criticism of industrial manufacture; the writer’s opinion, not a neutral economic finding.
- William Morris to Whistler (1911)
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