On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
But this idleness is itself the spring of labor, this repose the spur to industry.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “But this idleness is itself the spring of labor, this repose the spur to industry.”
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From his critique of the French Revolution, this explains how the leisure of proprietors can stimulate economic activity and industry.
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