Division of labor Quote by Henry David Thoreau

“It is not the tailor alone who is the ninth part of a man; it is as much the preacher, and the merchant, and the farmer. Where is this division of labor to end? and what object does it finally serve?” quote by Henry David Thoreau — Download Open image

““It is not the tailor alone who is the ninth part of a man; it is as much the preacher, and the merchant, and the farmer. Where is this division of labor to end? and what object does it finally serve?””

Henry David Thoreau

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