Book Titles

In death, the essence of a soul’s being on earth is seen as marked by the love they felt for, and received from, their husbands, wives, children…

…paradoxically, people regularly report that work is what gives the ultimate meaning to their lives, and that unemployment has devastating psychological effects.

To be denied work is to be denied far more than the things that one can buy; it is to be denied the ability to define and respect one’s self.

In America, stereotypes of the lazy and undeserving poor have long been tied up in racism…

…human beings essential are a set of purposes, so that without any sense of purpose, we would barely be said to exist at all.

Workers… gain feelings of dignity and self-worth because they hate their jobs.

Suffering has become a badge of economic citizenship. It’s not that much different than a home address. Without it, you have no right to make any other claim.

…the belief that what ultimately motivates human beings has always been… the pursuit of wealth, power, comforts and pleasure, has always and must always be complemented by a doctrine of work as self-sacrifice, as valuable precisely because it is the place of misery, sadism, emptiness, and despair.

…soldiers must never be resented. They are above critique.

It’s hard to imagine a surer sign that one is dealing with an irrational economic system than the fact that the prospect of eliminating drudgery is considered to be a problem.