On the record
The making of the rules of Industry, then, is not in the hands of All, but in the hands of the Few.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “The making of the rules of Industry, then, is not in the hands of All, but in the hands of the Few.”
Editor's note · Context
Du Bois asserts that the rules governing industry are made by a select few rather than the collective.
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