Carolina QuotesEven a child can see that an industrial enterprise would have neither net profits nor profits in general without the participation of the worker. Why does he receive only a wage from the entrepreneur instead of a share in the profits? There is no other reason other than the fact that the means of production are the private property of the entrepreneur. ... This inequality and dependence is precisely the injustice that we don't want.
Karl Barth Connected to the Carolinas
Source
p. 44
- work
- "Jesus Christ and the Movement for Social Justice" (1911)
- year
- 1911
- locator
- p. 44
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