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When a man cannot live and maintain his family by the natural hire of his labor, ought it not to be raised by authority?
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “When a man cannot live and maintain his family by the natural hire of his labor, ought it not to be raised by authority?”
Editor's note · Context
Burke suggests that when laborers cannot sustain their families through their earnings, intervention is necessary to raise their wages.
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