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Civilisation raised productive power but failed the average man because of mismanagement
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- Jack London American novelist and journalist (1876 to 1916)
Then arises the third and inexorable question: If Civilisation has increased the producing power of the average man, why has it not bettered the lot of the average man? There can be one answer only—MISMANAGEMENT.
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↗The People of the Abyss (1903)gutenberg.org
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