| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
 |
|
| Page | 783 |
|
|
| Chapter | -- |
|
|
| Text |
is entitled to all they produce, but you forget there's the raw materials to pay for. They don't make them, you know.' `Of course the workers don't create the raw materials,' replied Owen. `But I am not aware that the capitalists or the landlords do so either. The raw materials exist in abundance in and on the earth, but they are of no use until labour has been applied to them.' `But then, you see, the earth belongs to the landlords!' cried Crass, unguardedly. `I know that; and of course you think it's right that the whole country should belong to a few people -' `I must call the lecturer to horder,' interrupted Philpot. `The land question is not before the meeting at present.' `You talk about the producers being |
|
|
|
|
