Freedom of enterprise was from the beginning not altogether a blessing. As the liberty to work or to starve, it spelled toil, insecurity, and fear for the vast majority of the population. If the individual were no longer compelled to prove himself on the market, as a free economic subject, the disappearance of this freedom would be one of the greatest achievements of civilization.

Famous Quotes / Herbert Marcuse

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Herbert Marcuse: "Freedom of enterprise was from the beginning not altogether a blessing. As the liberty to work or to starve, it spelled toil, insecurity, and fear for the vast majority of the population. If the individual were no longer compelled to prove himself on the market, as a free economic subject, the disappearance of this freedom would be one of the greatest achievements of civilization."

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Achievements	Altogether	Beginning	Blessing
Civilization	Compelled	Disappearance	Economic
Enterprise	Fear	Free	Freedom
Greatest	Himself	Individual	Insecurity
Liberty	Longer	Majority	Market
Population	Prove	Spelled	Starve
Subject	Toil	Vast	Work

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Freedom of enterprise was from the beginning not altogether a blessing. As the liberty to work or to starve, it spelled toil, insecurity, and fear for the vast majority of the population. If the individual were no longer compelled to prove himself on the market, as a free economic subject, the disappearance of this freedom would be one of the greatest achievements of civilization. - Herbert Marcuse