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He had seen that LEISURE is the great need of early societies, and slaves only can give men leisure.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “He had seen that LEISURE is the great need of early societies, and slaves only can give men leisure.”
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Bagehot emphasizes the importance of leisure in early societies, which he argues could only be provided by slaves.
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