capitalism 10
- Medieval guilds deliberately guarded the division of property against both proletariat and monopoly
- Only slavery, socialism or widely held property can replace capitalism
Hilaire Belloc
Anglo-French writer and historian (1870 to 1953); author of The Servile State.
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What Hilaire Belloc says most about
government 5
- Most people now fear dismissal more than legal punishment; the capitalist is the Englishman's true master
- Servitude is the law compelling some people to labour for others who are not so compelled
Europe 3
- The transfer of the monastic lands to great landowners tipped England against its peasantry
- The drift toward the servile state, a sinking back into paganism, will likely in time be reversed
politics 2
- Restoring widespread property works against the grain of capitalist society, while collectivism works with it
- A minimum wage brings with it, as its converse, compulsory labour