Agriculture Quote by Thomas Malthus
“Every endeavor should be used to weaken and destroy all those institutions relating to corporations, apprenticeships, &c, which cause the labours of agriculture to be worse paid than the labours of trade and manufactures.”
About This Quote
The quote argues that economic structures like corporations and apprenticeships depress agricultural wages relative to industrial labor, urging their dismantling to improve farm workers' pay.
In simple terms: Critique of institutional wage suppression
Key Takeaway
Undermine institutions that depress farm wages
Themes
Economic inequality
Labor economics
Industrialization
Agrarian distress
Institutional critique
Mood
Defiant
Analytical
Urgent
Type
Political
Economic
Historical
When to use this quote
- Policy reform debates
- Labor union negotiations
- Historical analysis of industrial revolution
- Rural development planning
Key Concepts
Wage disparity
Corporate power
Apprenticeship systems
Agricultural labor
Practical Applications
- Advocacy for labor market reforms
- Design of equitable wage policies
Questions to Reflect On
- How do modern corporate structures affect agricultural wages?
- What alternatives could replace exploitative apprenticeship models?
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