John Bates Clark

In a recent decision of the Supreme Court, not made, however, by the full court, and concurred in by only four justices,…

— John Bates Clark

If a man were living in isolation his income would be literally his product. Make him the monarch and owner of an…

— John Bates Clark

As the work progresses the careful reader will insert mental interrogation points here and there. He will find that his interest increases…

— John Bates Clark

A laborer no longer makes whole articles. He receives raw materials, puts his touch on them, and passes them to another worker…

— John Bates Clark

Socialism appeals to better classes and has far more strength. Attack the state and you excite feelings of loyalty even among the…

— John Bates Clark

The first issue to be settled is whether socialism has a right to exist. Are its allegations concerning the present system true?…

— John Bates Clark

We cannot afford to have any large section of the business world in doubt whether they have broken the laws or not,…

— John Bates Clark

When we say that the persistence of competition is ensured by fate, we mean that individual freedom is so guaranteed. The one…

— John Bates Clark

The limit is not as narrow as it might be. I do not claim for this action, as it now goes on,…

— John Bates Clark

If the adjustment made by a court can be accepted or not, it will be refused whenever the men can gain more…

— John Bates Clark

Dull would be the man who should merely tolerate this plan of social industry. Weak would be the position of him who…

— John Bates Clark

The decree of a coercive tribunal would not need to conform to the true standard of wages, the final productivity of social…

— John Bates Clark

Experience alone can give a final answer. The knowledge gained in a few years by a commission of the kind suggested would…

— John Bates Clark

The market tends to pay as a wage what an individual laborer is worth. But the case last studied suggests the question…

— John Bates Clark