It is already possible to imagine a society in which the majority of the population, that is to say, its laborers, will have almost as much leisure as in earlier times was enjoyed by the aristocracy. When one recalls how aristocracies in the past actually behaved, the prospect is not cheerful. - W. H. Auden

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W. H. Auden: "It is already possible to imagine a society in which the majority of the population, that is to say, its laborers, will have almost as much leisure as in earlier times was enjoyed by the aristocracy. When one recalls how aristocracies in the past actually behaved, the prospect is not cheerful."

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Actually	Almost	Already	Aristocracies
Aristocracy	Behaved	Cheerful	Earlier
Enjoyed	Imagine	Laborers	Leisure
Majority	Past	Population	Possible
Prospect	Recalls	Society	Times

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