Harold J. Laski: “Success in business, indeed, became for many a test of religious…”

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Success in business, indeed, became for many a test of religious grace, and poverty the proof of God's disfavor.

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Harold J. Laski

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Laski notes the belief that success in business was seen as a sign of religious grace, while poverty indicated disfavor.

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Harold J. Laski: “Success in business, indeed, became for many a test of religious grace, and poverty the proof of God's disfavor.”